In Reply to: Vandy room compatibility posted by Rnm4 on May 22, 2007 at 19:22:36:
hey, i have many speakers inc. 2ce sig's, and a 17'x22' room, plaster walls, hardwood floors. i also have a nait5i (i believe your 140 is 45 w. - which is enough, being %22naim%22 watts), other naim equip. i think the naim/vandy combo can be very nice. right now i have spendors hung on the cables ....
vandy's have deep bass, maybe that's why they have this %22room dependent%22 label. (truly great speakers, esp. for the money, and will play all types of music inc. black flag and slayer.) but if you are able to do minimal treatment and have some placement flexibility (out into the room, most likely), you will probably be ok - nobody can say for certain, of course, until you lug them in there (i assume a home trial is not realistic). the good thing is that the mids and highs are adjustable, which can be a big help in dealing w/ room problems. also, if you have naca5, you'll need to have them set up to %22internally biwire,%22 or %22f-configured%22 in england (speaker term. looks like at %22f%22), to properly drive the vandys. dealer or nana can do it. also, the little stands are mandatory.
as far a suggesting other speakers, there are so many .... i REALLY like the infinity primus line for low dollars, very efficient and would work w/ the nap140 (i have the 152, great sound, go down to below 50). love my spendors (have 1/2's and 7/1's, former is pricey, more of a classical music sound, you'll never see the latter f.s., but the s-series are quite nice), but that's a matter of taste.
good luck, and let us know how it develops.
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