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On the long wall or short wall- Speaker set-up

I’m fortunate enough to have a dedicated room built over a garage with dimensions of 16.5’ W X 27’ L. 
Room will be vaulted with the long wall having the sloped ceiling and the short wall having the gable. 
Loudspeakers will be the PAP Quintets where I understand room treatment may be less extensive than required with box speakers. Is there a means to predict or measure the preferred set up or possibly left to the acoustic professionals. Asking for your personal experiences. Thanks all. 
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brayeagle
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As one datum point:

The dimensions of the Great Hall (Golden Hall) of the Musikverein in Vienna (the home of the Vienna Philaharmonic) are: 161’ long, by 62’ wide, by 59’ high. The Hall probably has the best acoustics in the world for symphonic music.

You could scale down the dimensions for your use, although the width vs height could be a problem.

Over the years, I’ve heard over 20 performances in the Great Hall by the VPO, and that’s what I use as a reference for my own system. Obviously, I’ll never get there, but it helps.
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