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Some "room" help needed inplanning for a new condo

Hello, I am in the early process of building a 2nd story condo flat in downtown Indianapolis. I am unsure how moving into the condo with a "great room" will effect my listening. I know the rooms will be ultra-sound-insulated for neighbor-noise stuff, but not much else.

Specifically I want to know (1) if the layout is going to be bad for listening and (2) am I going to be able to fill the room with music given my system.

I am only Mid-Fi comparred to most (Totem Sttaf speakers, Integra AVR Integrated Amp, and an ok Sony CDP). I am only interested in a 2 channel system, but have been planning on upgrading my receiver/CDP to a Jolida 302b/100 set.

The room is all hardwood and has 10' ceilings. I have posted pictures of the layout and real shot of the model:
http://www.rit.edu/~stp9202/RoomLayout.jpg
http://www.rit.edu/~stp9202/CornerPic.jpg

As you can see I would like to mount a flat TV over the fireplace in the corner and then place my speakers in fron of the fireplace as illustrated, but I am not sure if this will work.

I would put my components off to the side in a cabinet. I would also think about sizing my sttaf's down to arro's so I could get them in closer to the walls, but I am probably going to be told I need something bigger (I DO love the totem sound). ...Thanks Gonners for your wisdom
shawnparslow

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shawnparslow OP
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Yes, the totems are floorstanders. Unfortunatly the condo will no be finished until December so I do not have pics.

I like the corner position because of the fireplace for speaker placement because (1) it will look nice with the furnature/living area and (2) it would tend to project towards the rest of the condo (gally kitchen/den space in the opposite side of the fireplace) where we minght be wandering about.

I am do not want to be too critical here, just abple to enjoy my music at a higher quality.
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