Are vandersteen 5


Are vandersteen 5 to large for a 16'x 12'x 8' high listening room? Or am I better of with SF.Cremona?
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Assuming you can put them on the long wall and get them at least 3 ft. from the back wall and 4 ft. from the side walls, and assuming you can sit against the front wall, I think the Vandy 5s would work fine. You would be in an approximately 8 ft. equilateral triangle with the speakers, and this should be an ideal configuration. Are there doors, entryways, fireplaces, or windows that would make this difficult? These speakers are wonderful and any thing you can do to make them work out is highly worth while.
The 5A is 14"W x 20"D at the base and 10"W x 16"D at the top. Height is 45". Quite reasonable considering it includes the sub and amp, a woofer, midrange and tweeter. It is actually narrower and shorter than the 3A, although deeper.
desmond1,

What size was your room? Smaller than the 12x16 above? Very small rooms can have some acoustic issues, however, the 5A provides a great deal of control and adjustment to handle them.

Did you ever get another sub and were you able to get it to perform to your satisfaction in the same room?