I'm planning to upgrade my music system in the living room (Currently A9 from Bang & Olufsen). The room is quite large, but my wife is adamant that floor standing speakers are not allowed. I'm thinking of pairing the Uniti Atom with some Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2.
What do people think of this pairing, will it fill a 35m2 room? Could I also use these for the TV speakers? I currently have an LG Signature TV; the speakers are not the best and the design doesn't suit an additional sound bar.
Any advice welcome, thanks in advance!
Posted on: 16 October 2018 by hastings
Should you need to place your standmount speakers on a sideboard (rather than a dedicated stand) there are numerous isolation devices (especially from IsoAcoustics) which will provide the isolation to help the speakers retain their performance. These devices come in a range of price points as well. So if (in your instance) fashion trumps function, not all will be lost! There are many reasons to favour standmounts; at the same price point (floorstander vs standmount) you will get better drivers and enclosure for the standmount. A lot of the speaker cost is tied up in the box.
Posted on: 16 October 2018 by Mattnbarns
Another vote for Neat Iotas. Colour options for decor matching and work well wall mounted. I would also pair with a small (discrete) sub to help fill in the lower registers. There are a set of ‘stands’ designed for them for shelf or side board mounting but personally I find them a bit ugly. I have a set, wall mounted, without sub on the end of a 72/HiCap/140 and they sound great, very musical. The room they are in is, however, considerably smaller than yours so I can’t vouch for them working well in such a large space.
