Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers?


I just moved into a house in which my listening room will be about 35 x 35 with 17-foot ceilings, with double-story double-pane glass windows on two sides. I will be running a Luxman 509u intergrated amp, a Sony XA777ES, and a Luxman PD371 with a Miyajima Shilabe. Cables are a mix of old Nordost Valhala and newer Kubala-Sosna Emotion. I know it all seems fragmented but I just moved back to the US after a decade living in Tokyo so these are bits and pieces assembled over there.

I am considering a variety of used speakers that can be purchased for 10-20k, namely the Revel Ultima Salons 2s, Rockport Mira Grand II, Aerial Accoustics 20T (I should mention I had 10Ts in the 90s and loved them) and YG Anat Studio II.

I'd love any thoughts on which speakers would perform best in the room given it's size and reflectivity, and given my rather odd electronics. Thanks very much for your advice!
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Tyler Acoustics are one line I have never heard that I would like to hear. I have seen several models that look well suited for a large room.
I would suggest Genesis speakers. http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com/

A person can find a pair of g300's for around $6000. The G200's in the $16,000 range. The reference loudspeaker (for which All speakers are judged); the Reference 1.2's occasionally surface on the used market in th mid to low $100,000 range---- The sound of these will make a grown man cry from pure bliss. Yes, after owning these; I can now die a peaceful man.
Greetings from the MinneApple from an old ALTEC PRO rep!

My opinion is commercial tri-amped line arrays, designed for the room by an experienced sound contractor. You will be unhappy with "home" speakers at anything above background levels. Consider that all distortion products increase exponentially with cone excursion, while gain compression becomes a major obstacle when individual drivers are working past 10% of their rated power.

I use line arrays of common Klipsch speakers, floor to ceiling, wired in parallel for mutual damping, driven by a trusty old Adcom GFA-555 that loves 2.4 ohm loads. Even at 115 dB @ 10 feet, nothing is approaching clipping except your ears. To keep up the low end I use 6 powered subs in 4 locations to eliminate standing waves.

Get some bids from local sound contractors, study the Lansing Heritage website, and start with these resources from Chris Moon at HigherFi.com:

http://www.higherfi.com/amppower/index.html

http://www.higherfi.com/speaker_position.htm

Cheers and Happy Listening!