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Speakers for a very large room?

Reader of posts for a few years but have not posted a serious question until now. Currently have McIntosh integrated tube amp with some old KEF speakers. While I enjoy it in my current setting, I am moving to a house where my listening room will be 30' x 40' x 10'. It has polished concrete floors. Sounds like a grocery store but it is not. I suspect I will need to change speakers but really have no clue where to start. I listen mostly to progressive rock but also anything in the same general area. I don't know where to start with such a room? I am at least 3 hours from any major city. I did experience Treo CTs once and to bright for my ears and Wilsons but did not care for the visual appearance though liked the sound better. It was a few years ago so can't better define what I liked.  Not a great resume of listening experience but it is what it is at this point. For some reason, which may be completely wrong, I am thinking electrostatic may work well in this setting. I could easily move them 5 feet out from the back wall but then again I really don't know what I am talking about. Any kind comments would be appreciated.

Rich
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markpao
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Large room, rock, tubes = Klipschorns

Had them for over 25 years in a large(ish) room and loved them. Of coarse you would need 2 corners for them. You can probably get them used in near perfect condition in you price range. They come around every so often.
markpao
519 posts
 
Another vote for a sub woofer (I failed to mention earlier) with the Khorns. You would think those massive speakers with 15" woofers would produce deep base, but they really don't. I had 1 sub, but I read a lot here that say 2 are better. Might be more so with your room that is huge.
 
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