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From small speakers to floorstanding

My new audio space is big... 20w x 35l x 8h. I use it for everything from HT, gaming, and vinyl -- it's a do it all kind of space.

I've tried out 2 sets:
Orb Audio
Aperion 5T

The Orb Audio was an easy test -- I know this setup very well and really like them for what they do. I ran this setup for about 3 years and it's quite enjoyable. For the new room size, I'm asking quite a bit.

Aperion 5T -- They are nice too, but only a small incremental improvement over the orbs (yah, I know... surprised me too). I'm hearing some congestion in the midrange. Can't really describe it just yet, but I do hear some veiling. The Orbs are much more detailed in the upper midrange and treble (almost to a fault). I think the 5Ts are out due to the only small improvement (...and even that's debatable).

I'd like to upgrade to a larger speaker set because I have the space. Problem is... where do I go from here? I know I'm getting an SVS-Ultra sub at some point, but what L/R combo do I use? Music production is first. HT IMO doesn't have the high level of sensitivity that HiFi does.

Budget for L/R is whatever it needs to be in order to hit the sweet spot. I don't mind paying for exponential improvements, just don't want to spend 10x for only incremental. Know what I mean?

Thanks!
martinman

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mtrot
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Yeah, that is a pretty big room, and the 5T is a pretty small speaker for a room that size. Also, I'm not sure how far from the speakers you sit, but with only an 8 foot ceiling, there is ample opportunity for a lot of reflections from the ceiling as well as the floor, so it may be that congestion or the sound could be mitigated with speakers with a more narrow vertical dispersion. I'm certainly no expert, but just a thought. The Monitor GX series does employ a ribbon tweeter, which I believe may have the more limited vertical dispersion. Perhaps something like this:

http://www.monitoraudiousa.com/products/gold-gx/gx200/#/overview
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