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I am indecisive about choice due to room size

Hi all,

My stereo room is 12x12 and already have the Sonus Faber V speakers and love them. I'm looking at upgrading to the VIII, but don't know if I have enough room. I'm running these with the Naim Star, NAS and use Nordost Frey 2 speaker cable and power cord. Also, am looking at trading my Star in for the Lumin T2 streamer and the new Levinson 5805 integrated. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Best regards.
carmellaj

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erik_squires
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Test for you.  Sit 2' from your speakers and listen to them.  The difference between that and your chair is room acoustics.
erik_squires
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That up to 70% of what you hear in a particular system is the sound of the room



Absolutely!! Until you treat it, you can't hear anything. 
What I think happens is that over a long period of time, Audiophiles learn to hear past the room acoustics, but it's like watching a movie in a smoke filled room. 

I can also say that I've gone through a lot of hardware, but I've NEVER played merry go round with my room acoustics.  I've only added more pieces.
erik_squires
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The truth is Duke and I are going about the problem from complementary positions.

The better controlled dispersion you can have, the less room treatment you need.

Still, I believe you are better off treating the room first, before undertaking the speaker swap game.
erik_squires
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Adding bass.... not an upgrade.

What I would do, have your room professionally treated by GIK. If you haven’t already, it will balance your bass to mid/treble energy better, in addition to improving clarity and imaging.

Do that long before you think about switching speakers.

I cannot tell you how many people do this and discover how much bigger their speakers sound. 
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