Focal Electra 1038be owners,

"listening position about 14-15 ft away"
Unless your room doubles as a living space,
distance seems excessive.
Your ears are the final judge. My room is a little narrower-13'4 and longer-28'. I use the Cardas setup. http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php
Not for everyone, but I find it the best compromise for all the audio geek sonic requirements. Room treatment, along with the Cardas setup, gives my midfi setup a  boost more than cable madness and ridiculous tweaks.
The Focal 1038's are great speakers. They are on my used list radar.I presently have speakers with dimensions not far off from the 1038's.

Based on the calculator, speakers would be somewhere spaced between 6-7' apart, so your listening sofa would be positioned appropriately for that distance. Unlikely 15 ft away unless, your dealing with living space compromises.
In the end, trust your ears.

They will be fine in a 14-21’ room. 

Great speakers, especially at current clearance prices.  I play my 1038s in a 20’ (wide) x 30’ (deep) x 9.5’ (high) area of an open floor plan (family room/kitchen).  Listening position is about 9’ from the speakers, which are about 8’ apart and 32” from the 20’ wall.  Hope this helps.

I have a pair in a room 16 x 26 x 8.5. 
It's too live for my liking, and optimal placement is not an option, but imo it's certainly big enough, and I would suspect your room is big enough as well. 
I considered both the 1038's and the 1028's, and I'm glad I went with the . 1038's

Good afternoon all!  Not sure who may still be on this thread or now but current owner of the 1038 be II's and looking for a recommended 2 channel or even 3 channel amp for mostly home theater use.  I have the sopra center and 2, 1038s as my towers. Currently running all 3 channels with Anthem 325 thorough a Marantz 7705 processor.  Again, looking for 95% HT use and 5% music/streaming, etc.  No vinyl or cd collection.  oh budget... can be anywhere between 3000 upwards of 7k tops, but at the top of that budget there MUST BE a great deal of difference and not just minor differences.  Towers are roughly 11' away from MLP and center is the same distance.   Thank you!  

Jason