Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)

@doni 

 

Call Carl or Marilyn at Nola and they will direct you to a dealer.  They are located in Brooklyn.  The KO is a great speaker. I have owned a pair for almost six years.  The price has climbed steadily over the years though.  The Champ is the same concept just smaller cabinet and fewer drivers.  

Several have already mentioned the Klipsch Cornwall...I concur as well, however if you really want to pressurize a space as large as yours I can suggest stacked Klipsch Cornwall’s. I have such a set up and they are spectacular. You invert the top pair so that you have a “D’Appolito”  alignment. (MTM...Midrange, Tweeter, Midrange). The only downside is some “ Comb Filtering” effects, however it’s not to bad. The stacked Cornwall’s are shockingly dynamic, and image surprisingly well, considering the Comb Filtering that takes place, especially if you can set them up so that they are well out into the room, and your seating distance is at least that of a equilateral triangle ( even a little farther back will help with imaging  (the Comb Filtering effects won’t be as noticeable.)

Cheers....

My wife have bunch of girlfriend over last weekend and we have several system but the girl love the Cessaro horn system over them all. We spend all night in office listen to lp but they also all gather round Maggie to watch me pump iron too naturally. 

Now, stop mucking about. These will blend you into the wall paint, affect your blood circulation and rearrange you on a molecular level. Oh, and they reproduce music very cleanly. ATC SCM110ASL Pro Dual 9" Powered 3-way Studio Monitor ATC 1" dual-suspension S-Spec tweeter ATC 3" Super Dome midrange driver Twin SL Spec 9" bass drivers Onboard ATC grounded-source 350W Tri-amp pack Maximum continuous SPL (1 meter): 115dB Amplifier output: LF 200W, MF 100W, HF 50W Weight: 160.6 pounds

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.  As @tomic601 says, I just need to get out there and listen.  At least now I have a manageable set to evaluate.

AT is a legacy and kef dealer so would know best but the blade is rated at 117 max spl. Klipsch highs were always too splashy for me and they seem to be a love em or leave em brand. There's a pair of meridian dsp 8000's on auction right now that will get it done and sound great while being fully active.

I like the blades as well. 91db efficiency but for a large space I like that it sounds good over the entire listening area. Many of the speakers mentioned have a small sweet spot, but the blades sound good over a much larger area

I own klipsch speakers, but i only find them suitable for home theater. While the RF7 3’s are not the most expensive speakers Klipsch sell, I can tell you they are some of the worst sounding speakers (for music) that I have ever heard. Even matched with high end equipment in a great room there was nothing I could do to make them sound good. It’s not just about how loud a speaker will go, it’s also about how good it sounds. Two thumbs down to klipsch

A lot of ppl here are only mentioning high spl/ high sensitivity speakers. If thats all that mattered i could easily recommend a cheap pair of horn speakers that will rock your socks off.

However, SOUND QUALITY MATTERS. not just how loud it is or how easy it is to drive

Magico Q7s would make for a satisfactorily larger room filling and bank account emptying experience, I would think.

I have a room bigger than that with a balcony and cathedral ceiling and I use my Polk Lism707 and they sound Great and so do other people ,I have had over  Ok there not Audiophiles, just human beings ...lol.

Humans are ok.

you have at least 20 good choices, and you should listen to at least 7 of those.

I'd start with an Excel spreadsheet, 5 evaluation criteria, and sort out what those 7 should be