System and speakers in a large room vs in a small room?


I have heard a recording of my Tetra 606 speakers in a large room with a couple of hundred people and the sound was spectacular! It seems that a large space allows the speakers to “breath”.
I used to have the top line Tannoy Westminster Royals. Definitely felt that I never really heard them in my normal size living room. Do larger speakers perform better in large spaces?
mglik

Showing 1 response by ghdprentice

Yes, I believe mating speakers of the appropriate size is important. My audio guy of over twenty years is adamant about it. He has been setting up high end systems all that time and has seen how under performing too small or too large are. He has discouraged me from getting the next size up speakers… because mine were right sized… although the are $30K more. 

My personal experience over the last 50 years corroborates this. I have heard incredible systems in the space of a large closet!