I think you are looking in the wrong directions. You want horn loaded or line sources.
ESL's, Klipsch, JBL is the way to go in your space.
ESL's, Klipsch, JBL is the way to go in your space.
Speaker Decision Paralysis (for large volume loft space)
Not sure if Mafggies would work well or not but you can always try them and resell them for very little out of pocket. A pair of 1.7i’sand a pair of nice subs would probably sound pretty awesome, but just in your listening seat. Maggies arent the best once you move around the room. The “beam” so to speak but that may be an advantage in your room. Maggies dont project to the sides or up and down like most speakers. I’ve had a ton of speakers and am just loving the LRS maggies in my room. They displaced dome $4,000 transmission line Salk HT2-TL’s. Everyone who heard the Salks vs Maggies went maggies. Not even close really. The Salks played louder, and were more refined but theres magic in maggies and1.7i’s are brtter than my lrs’s. The maggies are so fast, open and the bass is so textured its pretty awesome. They sound fantastic with edm, classical, jazz, rock, everything. And they play plenty loud for me and will play even louder if you cross them over at 80-100hz, which I don’t do. Anyhow, I’ve had Tylers, Fritz, Salk, Atc, LS50, just to name a few. If you like magnepans sound, there's really nothing like it |
op i agree with those who say you mostly need to avoid speakers with ample high frequency energy ... (clayton shaw is a true gent with his declination...) i think your thought of tylers make a lot of sense as well others worth consideration imo... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisadca4-salk-song-3-encore-floorstanding-speakers-pair-curly-mapl... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisadc6f-goldenear-triton-one-floorstanding-speakers-pair-excellen... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisadb05-harbeth-hl-compact-7es-3-35th-anniversary-edition-cherry-... https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649788725-harbeth-super-hl5-shl5-tiger-ebony-speakers/ https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649787203-fritz-carbon-7-se-mk-2-speakers/ |
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Sitting in the near field will work is almost any room. You could make “false” back and side walls with free standing room treatments behind your seat and or beside the speakers. This would cut down on the energy sent around the room. https://www.gikacoustics.com/product/freestand-bass-trap/ I would worry about any Kef as I feel they don’t play loud enough for a big space. I think they sound hard and compressed with lack of dynamics when played hard but are fine within their limits. Where something like Revel speakers with steep crossovers seems to have limitless output. Speakers with large boxes (think wilson audio) also play at very high levels but I can’t help with any of there speakers you have listed. A friend of mine has a room very similar to yours. He has a pair of Klipsch horns on the first floor in the corners. While I would not call it audiophile it is fun for sure. |