Hi,
Let me first give you a short background on me. 58 years old and have always leaned towards "The New England" sound, my favorites have been ADS. I mostly liked sealed enclosures as opposed to ported ones, and multiple smaller woofers as opposed to larger (12"+) ones. For the past 3 years, it's been Maggies w/subs.
I listen to jazz, bluegrass (and other acoustic), some ska and reggae, mostly music with dynamics and percussion with good low bass and lots of bass notes (definition.) I've preferred the speakers that disappear rather than "in your face." Hated Klipsch no matter what. Lots of cabinet resonance and coloration.
Enter middle age and hearing loss above 10-12kz. I'm in a condo with a listening room that is only about 10' x 13'. With the hearing loss, I am missing many of my favorite sounds (triangles, etc.) and the "air" around instruments. The best wall for the speakers would be the bottom wall with the window. I can maybe sit 6'-7' away from them, depending on how far away from the front wall they are.
So I've been considering going to horns! These 4425 and 4430 speakers seem to be a good place to start looking, and hopefully end there as well! But with my small room, I'm wondering if the 4430 is really just too big. Having never heard either speaker yet, I would only guess that the 4425 would have a better midrange and mid-bass with the 12" woofer, and mating better with the tweeter. Also a concern of mine is the possibly tubby/boomy bass from either of these speakers.
There are some 4430s for sale reasonably close to me, but I wonder if the 4425 might actually be a better match for the type of music I listen to, and my room.
Thanks for your help!