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Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub

Hi Gang, haven’t posted in here in years...
A great friend of mine is going through major remodel and looking for 2 large floor standing speakers to fill a great room 38’ long x 20’ wide with a celling that slopes in one direction from 15’-8’. so about 7200 cubic feet. 
He is very serious about music. Used to book bands. He listens to a lot of New Orleans groove-based music and Americana. His wife loves female singers, like Brandi Carlisle.
My main advise to him is, since he/his wife don’t want a sub, they will need speakers with sufficient low end.
Haven’t thought too much about amp yet.

He will also use the system for 2 channel home theater watching.
Thanks for any suggestions

bigasscab
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iseland
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I would also recommend martin logan, something like the esl 11 or 13 with active sub already built in 

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iseland
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Obviously used 🙄 

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audioman58
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This one is a no brainer, the Sonus Faber G2-8 Sonetto it is the 1st Sonus Faber with a lot of trickle down technologies from its $$$. Flagship , many excellent reviews on the smaller 5 , this one the -8 , has dual 8 inch drivers. And down firing. Very easy setup  and beats speakers much more expensive.

winoguy17
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 Used :  Legacy Focus SE

rcprince
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Does your friend want to sit in a sweet spot or to have speakers that he can listen to while moving around or sitting off to the side?  And is he willing to bring them out into the room, or do they have to be placed near walls?   I would suggest something like the mlb 101Es (used, unless he has a lot of money) if he doesn't need the last octave of bass (below 32 hz), can bring them out a little into the room and wants something he can listen to off axis.  Of course, he'd need to spend a bit on amplification for them too.  Otherwise, you're getting a lot of good suggestions here.

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