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JBL Performance series with the matching powered subwoofer (PS1400 and PT800)and a Bryston 4B ST and a Bryston BP-25. You will be exchanging good looks and beautfiful cabinetry for a room filling rocking experience...

Stuart,

Well a little over I agree - listed used prices comes to $4500.

JBL Performance Series PS1400 PT800 is around $2500 used.

An older Bryston 4B ST is around $1200 used.

A Bryston Bp 25 sells for around $800 used.

I figured you could haggle - I found 54 preamps listed at less than $300 - so you could go that route. Sorry if this was no help to you.

Stuart - then horns are a natural choice with bass bins being the most efficient and with corner Klipsch type horns getting the very loudest possible for modest power. The issue will be suitable placement of corner horns and size - the Klipsch RF-83 gets round the efficiency/size probelm nicely but it dips to around 2.8 ohms so unlike bass bins generally regular multi-woofer designs might pose issues to drive them - this can result in IMD distortion and clipping.

One other thing, horn speakers tend to have a narrower dispersion pattern and may or may not evenly fill your large space - placement will be more sensitive than with your Totems. As a general rule of thumb - the very high efficiency designs tend to forgo the even dispersions and even frequency response that you get with low efficiency speakers - so it can be more challenging to find the right solution. Good luck.