Large listening room

tried pulling the speakers forward. This was tough though b/c I spent most of my time futzing with the speaker positioning.
The big thing that I was aware of was the increase in soundstage depth. Seemed like the performers were all in space between and behind the speakers.
Will keep playing with position for a few days. If I can make this work it will have the highest WAF of all possible options.
Thanks to all for the help. will report back in a few days.

spent the day playing with different options. The hassle factor of repositioning speakers in the large room for near field listening is too great. Plus I didnt really like the sound quality up in my face like that.
But I did like pulling some B&W 685's from another room in to a small study. makes me think that I might jus tlet the "home theater room" be the home theater room and make a listening room in the smaller study.
Now if I could just find that smare $10k that was in my other pants pocket...

"My room is 22'x 25'....I use fullrange dipoles. IMO, dipoles and large rooms, are about as good as it gets in sound reproduction.

Horns would be great too!

Dave"

I have a similar sized room, and use Maggies. Horns are definitely on the short list, though.

Ok, have done some experimenting and here is where I am now:
Tried dragging a small chair out in to the middle of the room (leaving the speakers about 3ft from rear wall). That was an improvement. It would be much cheaper to buy a comfortable chair than new speakers.
But - also listening to full range speakers in hopes of generating a more room filling sound. Have heard Vienna acoustics Beethoven baby grand, Maggie 1.6, B&W 804s and 802d. Will also check out Usher and Dali.
I was really struck by the physical sensation of a kick drum with the Viennas. But the set up was poor and there was no imaging. I am going to go back and hear them again. The Vienna sales manager (Sumiko seems to hire very helpful folks) said that I would be very happy with the Beethovens but even more so with the Mahlers. While it would be tough to be sales manager if that was not your opinion it still was nice to hear.
The B&W were set up in bad rooms at a home theater store that makes their money selling plasma TVs. The B&W's were powered by big McIntosh monos. Even the 802d's seemed "ordinary". This was supremely disappointing because I went in there with the subliminal desire to be blown away by the 802d's to such an extent that I would be compelled to find a way to afford them. I will have to go up to Austin to hear them at another dealer in hopes of getting a better sense of what they can do.
The Maggies provided the best sensation of "through the back wall of the room" sound staging. The electronics for the Maggies were entry level arcam. But at the end of the day I will never get something that looks like the maggies past the "in house decorating committee."
Next, I will hear the little Usher Dancers on Monday. They have a rep for producing a big sound for their size. I am also told that there will be a $5kish new dancer floor stander coming out soon and I want to see what all the "Be" fuss is about.

Don't give up on the Maggies! I've had the 3.5's and since upgraded to the 20.1s. IMO nothing fills the room like Maggies. They are available in great black/cherry trim motif. A reputable dealer should let you experiment with them in your own room. Our room is 21' by 35' and the Maggies have NO trouble with that!! The in-house interior decorator committee listened to them, compared the sound to our friend's $50k speakers, couldn't hear any appreciable difference, and went for it. Adding the Mye stands will give them the stability that they need when little ones are present. WAF was high on the Mye Stands as well.