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Cheap volume for large room

I just moved into a loft style condo and am dealing with a huge room - 45' l x 24' w x 20' high. It is eating my ML ReQuests for breakfast and I'm thinking I need a bigger, taller, cheap set of cone based speakers to compensate. I think good clean stereo in a small room is killer but this room kicks sound quality down the priority list.

After poking around I found the PSB T8. They look perfect with 3 tweeters and 3 subs but the model is new and a bit out of my range at $4k+ (T8) used.

http://www.avrev.com/gifs/psbplatinum/T6.jpg

Anyone know older model speakers similar to the PSB T8? Or just models that move a lot of air for this huge space?
winchell

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onhwy61
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Your room is 21,000 cubic feet. None of the speakers recommended are designed for full range reproduction in such a large space. Your room is three times larger than what most manufacturere would consider a large room. Your goal of room filling sound without a separate subwoofer is unrealistic at your budget level. I COULD BE WRONG, but you should contact some of the manufacturers named and ask them about recommended room size and sould levels.
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onhwy61
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Winchell, please clarify your aim. Are you looking for a system that will fill
the entire room with well balanced sound? Or are you looking for a system
that sounds well balanced and provides sufficient volume in a well defined
listening area of the room?

Here's a few quick thoughts. One of the problems most speakers will have in
such a large room as yours is generated enough bass volume. Moving your
speakers closer to the rear wall might help. You might also consider adding
subwoofer(s) to your current setup. If the lack of volume problems is further
up in frequency, then the cheapest solution is to move your listening position
closer to the speaker position. Sound falls off at 6dB/meter.
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