Did Kharma make their 3.2 FE too short?


I hardly presume to know squat about speaker design, but since placing my speakers on 6 inch wooden blocks, they have improved immeasurably: soundstage is higher, deeper, more spacious, highs more airy and imaging better than when placed flat on the floor. The reasons for doing this are mentioned in a separate thread and are irrelevant here - what I want to know from Kharma pundits is: What is the down-side and what is lost in this elevation?
Room 21 X 16 ft with 20 ft A-frame high celing; Speakers along short wall, 8 ft apart, 3 ft from walls. Were the speakers designed for smaller rooms? Will this elevation affect measured coherence and am I hearing an artefact effect? Speaker experts please respond. No doubt I have a "new" set of better speakers with the help of 6" of solid maple. Would love to know what Kharma thinks.
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Did Kharma make their 3.2FE too short?

No, someone made your ceiling too high. Don't expect speakers designed for conventional 8-9' ceilings to sound great in the huge area you have. Some larger speakers may work well but you will have to choose wisely and ignore many speakers that would otherwise be fine performers.

In you situation I think I would look at some line source models. Small footprint but tall.