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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
mofojo
2,416 posts
 

I think the Tekton wall of sound works very well for home theater. I’m using Tekton Nebos and a small Velodyne sub and watching movies it’s very clear and dynamic. 

abd1
203 posts
 

I have a similar room, but slightly smaller. When I moved to this house I decided I wanted some speakers with larger drivers to move more air and give a more realistic scale, so I would recommend speakers with some larger drivers. I like the recommendations for the Pure Audio Project speakers and Fyne Audio. I am currently using the Fyne F502s speakers and they are the best sub-$5k speaker I've ever heard, and even better than some $10k speakers I've heard. However, if you can afford it I'd look at their F703 or F704 models. I am thinking of upgrading the F703sp later this year as my "end game" speaker.

Even though the OP said no subs, I do highly recommend a pair of subs for a space that big. Even if they're just medium to smaller subs like the REL S/510 they can really help smooth the bass response in that space. I have a pair of REL Carbon Specials and I barely have the gain turned up but they just help fill the space with impactful, smooth, detailed bass. If you truly can't do subs then the GoldenEar Triton Reference is a good callout because of the integrated subs. Other options along those lines are the Spatial X3's or Cube Nenuphar Basis speakers.

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steve59
1,984 posts
 

I don’t think I’ve seen a single reply from the OP. We do have a diverse batch of options tho.

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goose
785 posts
 

I think many are approaching this incorrectly.  Your buddy needs to determine the sound profile that he wants first.  A lot of opinions are all over the map in that regard and there is no right answer.  Some of these will not not fill the base needs.  What is the room like as far as acoustical treatments and how far away will he be sitting and what kind of sound pressure levels will he listen to?  He needs to go out and test some speakers to determine his taste.  Used is a good way to go if he can get a dealer demo with a warranty.  

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