Tucco - if there's any way you can do it, budget for some room treatments. Could you do large area rug(s) on the floor and some panels on the walls? DIY as Kijanki suggests or get in touch with GIK (or another vendor of your choosing. GIK helped me with a bright room (though no glass wall or tile floor) and I think it was some of the better money spent on audio. You could change up your system and not realize the full benefit of that investment due to bad room acoustics. I'd urge you to deal with the room first before making any changes to your current system....you know how it sounds so have a good point of reference going forward. Sounds like a challenging room. You can call GIK and discuss things with them. They'll give you suggestions (for their products) over the phone. I later sent them a schematic of my room. No affiliation with GIK other than being a satisfied customer.
Upgrade from B&O system to ? for large bright room
Current setup is Penta III and a Beolab powered sub driven by a beocenter 9500. Beautiful equipment but, ten years after selling my magnepan 3.5r/bryston setup, I still miss the openness of the 3.5r, and even objectively the Penta speakers are a reserved, almost muffled speaker -- with a lot of bass.
Speakers will back up to an all-glass wall as much as 18 feet high. The room itself is 1400 sq ft. With a tile floor this space is, ah, bright. Hoping for a column form factor to minimize the blockage of the glass wall (thus, no magnepan). Two channel use only. Not concerned with a precise soundstage; going for an open sound that is OK even if way off-axis (say, the open kitchen that's part of the space).
Considered DefTech 8080-ST; also Vandersteen 2 signature (unheard by me, alas). For front end leaning to McIntosh solid state as have enjoyed elsewhere for years and their inherent warmth would help with the room.
Any suggestions would be immensely appreciated.
Speakers will back up to an all-glass wall as much as 18 feet high. The room itself is 1400 sq ft. With a tile floor this space is, ah, bright. Hoping for a column form factor to minimize the blockage of the glass wall (thus, no magnepan). Two channel use only. Not concerned with a precise soundstage; going for an open sound that is OK even if way off-axis (say, the open kitchen that's part of the space).
Considered DefTech 8080-ST; also Vandersteen 2 signature (unheard by me, alas). For front end leaning to McIntosh solid state as have enjoyed elsewhere for years and their inherent warmth would help with the room.
Any suggestions would be immensely appreciated.