One thing that speaker reviews never seem to address is whether speakers sound good at low volume listening. I often want to have music on as background while I'm doing something else, and I want it to be quiet enough to talk, for instance, but still sound pretty good. Obviously I'm not going to get all the detail that I would at regular listening volume. But some speakers will be better than others at giving me reasonable results at low volume.
I'm looking for new main speakers for my stereo/home theater setup, somewhere in the $1000 range. I've seen good reviews of Paradigm Studio 10, PSB Imagine Mini, and Goldenear Aon 2. Does anyone have an opinion which of these would be best for low volume listening?
Another option that got great reviews is the KEF LS50, but someone on another thread said these really are for desktop, not main speakers for a room. What do folks think about the LS50s as main speakers?
One thing that speaker reviews never seem to address is whether speakers sound good at low volume listening. I often want to have music on as background while I'm doing something else, and I want it to be quiet enough to talk, for instance, but still sound pretty good. Obviously I'm not going to get all the detail that I would at regular listening volume. But some speakers will be better than others at giving me reasonable results at low volume.
I'm looking for new main speakers for my stereo/home theater setup, somewhere in the $1000 range. I've seen good reviews of Paradigm Studio 10, PSB Imagine Mini, and Goldenear Aon 2. Does anyone have an opinion which of these would be best for low volume listening?
Another option that got great reviews is the KEF LS50, but someone on another thread said these really are for desktop, not main speakers for a room. What do folks think about the LS50s as main speakers?