Large Room which speakers?

There are thousands of choices. What is your budget? What music do you listen to? How loud to you listen? I'd kind of start there. If your room is set up properly (accoustacts), then you can use many of the full range systems out there. I'd stick with an all in one and stay far away from subs (unless they are built in) as it will be harder to set everything up, plus you really need a full range speaker to integrate subs properly. You should ask Johnny at Audio Connections in Verona NJ. He's on these boards and he has a wide variety of products from Proacs to Maggies to Vandy's to B&W.

I have a pair of Proac Super Towers that I'm selling off that fill my large loft. It's 9 ft ceiling and about 35X20 with openings to a stairway, hall and a half wall behind the speakers that open into a grand room that has 20ft ceilings. It's very open and I only use a 50watt Ayre AX7e integrated and the Proacs fill it very loudly and are dynamic, detailed and image and soundstage as well as most 10k plus speakers. In teak and in great shape, I'm only asking 1200 plus shipping/paypal. In CT for pick up to save shipping. lol.

There are a ton of great choices, but you probably want something that is highly musical. Vandy's would be a great choice as they are full range and in the upper end have subs/amps built right in. They just get everything right and have plenty of sound to fill your room.

Please do yourself a favor and ask ONE person.....at an audio store near you. Try and find someone you like and trust who may even go to your house and see your room. Everything from cables, to room conditioning is in play here. Every room is different. The one nice thing about speakers like Vandys with the built in subs, is that they allow you to set it up easier in regards to best placement for the mids on up and then you can just dial in the bass and you still don't lose the coherency like you will using subs. I'm sure there will be five or more on this thread alone who will disagree with me and that just shows you that you need to find someone you trust and listen to them. Most on here have been around audio for some years and we all have our own likes and prejudices. The one thing that most will agree on is that you can't just say, what are the best speakers.....Synergy is what makes audio magic. The amps, pre amp, sources, electricity, room, cables.....did I miss anything? I'm sure I did. These are all different when they are set up with different components. Often times you can tune a room with a well placed rug and or large plant in the corner. What state are you in? If you share that, you will get many of us who probably know someone good to refer you to and you can go from there to see who you like and trust.

How many of you guys will use a sub with a non full speaker? From reading and hearing, they only time I've ever heard a set of subs set up and really be coherent is with a set of full range speakers. I have a sub with some monitors for my second system and it's only because I watch mostly TV and it's for basic effects and to fill in, but I can't listen to music for any length of time on it. Just curious.