Kind of hard to believe you can't find a suitable speaker for your low budget of 30k.
Large room with low budget for speakers
Hey everyone I have been having issues finding the right kind of boxed speakers that would work in my room well that won’t be too dry on the bass region my set up has an array of Rel woofers my budget is 30k but all the speakers that would be big enough would be around 60k and up I have looking into brands like Focal, Rockport, and Wilson audio but none of the smaller speakers from these brands are very impressive in my room
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Some speakers I’ve heard within your budget that I like (I like warmer sounding speakers) include Fyne F1 and Cube Audio Nenuphar Basis (comes with its own built in powered woofer). The JBL mentioned above is intriguing, particularly because I like horn-based systems, but I have not heard it (most of the JBLs I’ve heard sound good, but they are not that warm sounding). |
How big a room, how loud do you intend to play the system and what are your other components? It is a bit hard to gauge what the basic requirements of the speakers you need. What are you currently using and in what way to you hope to improve on the sound? I have heard some fairly small speakers sound superb in very large rooms. For example a two-way YG Carmel speaker did not have any problems handling a ballroom in a mansion that was at least 25' x 50' x 12'. But, then again, if you require rock concert level, it would not work. It would help to know what you have actually heard, and what you liked and did not like and the particular settings for what you heard (in a comparable room to yours?). For the Nenuphar Basis speaker I mentioned above, the room was a fairly large conference room, close to 25' x 50' x 12', and the speakers were well out into the room and bass was surprisingly strong, with no need at all for subwoofers. This is what a very good two-way system can deliver. The Fyne system I mentioned was playing in a very small room, so I don't know how they would sound in a larger room, but, I think they would be a candidate. |
@johnto … Good call, possibly even good condition or refurbished Appogies l , Perhaps also take a look at some of the Tannoy Prestige range with dual concentric drivers . |
My room is about 5000+ Cu Ft. My floorstanders and 2 Rel subs do a great job with a 65 wpc tube amp I have done parking lots with 40 50K sq Ft with 4 PA speakers 15" w/ horns on top and a 1200 watt Crown amp that wasn't even at half volume. I don't even have half of the $30K into the whole PA system and my hifi speakers. |
It is important to know the size of the room… but then I am curious what the shortcoming of less than huge speakers are. The constraint is typically the acoustics of a too small room. When a room gets too big… we’ll the small room problems go away. If you build a 9’ triangle away from the front wall, side walls, and back wall… this is ideal. I guess unless the room is 100’ x 100’ x 12’ or something that begins to be more like out of doors. My Sonus Faber Amati Traditional are about this cost and my room is mid-large… sounds great. From my listening position. Bigger would overload the room. So, after typing this, I realize I just have never had this problem… always the opposite.
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OP has not listed his room size, partnering equipment, music selections, using room correction, subs? etc etc etc . |
I was going to suggest JBL Everests, like the DD6700, but then realized you’ll need to save your lunch money a bit longer for those. How about a pair of CVs to tide you over?:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/cerwin-vega-xls-215-1
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Sounds like a troll post. $30K budget is low? Definitely a first-world problem. No dealer willing to work with you on that budget, or do you just like trolling forums to stir the pot a bit? If you've really got an array of REL subs, why are you worried about low bass response on your mains? Get serious. |
Mornin. What I’ve found effective for my 30x14 x15 room has been a system using double advents. On all our 5 channels with your subs on the front 3 channels.. just mAke sure the 10 speakers have the “ fried egg tweeter”. Original woofer if possible , .. gonna need 3 channels of amps for fronts .. powered subs also . All this should be possible within your budget. .. let me suggest odyssey 3 channel outlaw receiver for surrounds .. preamp outs for front. Speaker level to drive 3 subs… provides the 5 full range you need for sacd. Read Harry Pearson double advent review in one of the first “absolute sound” issues |
The OP seems to have gone missing but let me say it would be hard for me to recommend anything, you need to do a little shopping for yourself. I think with your budget a good dealer can put you in the right direction. A good working relationship with exceptional dealer really can help you get going and help with any problems along the way. |
Have you heard ANY speaker in that room that did not sound strained? It may not be the speakers and it may just be the case that the room itself is being overloaded. Unless you are trying for extreme volume levels, the Rockports, Focals, Vivid, etc. should be fine and I would being to suspect you have room issues. Everything is a matter of tradeoffs, and if you insist on rock concert volume levels, you may have to settle for speaker built for high volume that will not sound so good at more reasonable levels (Zu Audio comes to mind). |
