Room size is a componenet of your system, no less important that any other piece of equipment. Even the best stereo will sound awful in the wrong room. this topic is almost always ignored in discussion threads on "what is better, this speaker or that" etc. I suggest you research the archives on "listening room", or "golden ratio". It explains the relationship quite well. If you're serious about "balancing the room" you will want to add some form of treatments in and around the immediate "critical listening position". I have a very comfortable living room, about 26' x 17' x 9', but the size is all wrong. Hence I added large portable (calapsable) absorbers behind my chair which essentially cut the room in half. Put a thick rug in front of the speakers and greatly improved the sound. Cara makes a free software program that analyzes your room properties and tells you how to fix. not sure of the web address right now, but I'm sure a google search will find it for you. Best of luck.
is too large a room no good?
I am looking into a new apartment that is approximately 48' long, 18 feet/23 feet wide and 10' ceilings.
Does anyone have experience moving their system into such a large room?
I heard Greg Petans system - which are the huge Sunny Speakers in his massive 2100 sq/ft room and then the slightly larger version in Clement Perry's rather normal size room, and Clement's sounded better.
On another note, I'm almost sure the place I'm considering does not have concrete floors, since it;s a very old structure (but with no columns).
I will sorely miss the concrete floor in our old building, since no one above or below me could hear my system, and the structural stability was great.
Does anyone have experience moving their system into such a large room?
I heard Greg Petans system - which are the huge Sunny Speakers in his massive 2100 sq/ft room and then the slightly larger version in Clement Perry's rather normal size room, and Clement's sounded better.
On another note, I'm almost sure the place I'm considering does not have concrete floors, since it;s a very old structure (but with no columns).
I will sorely miss the concrete floor in our old building, since no one above or below me could hear my system, and the structural stability was great.