Since your room is larger you should not have any problem with overloading the room with bass. My room is rather bass shy so I need all the bass the 111s can throw out, not even close to overloading my room with bass. It's forcefull but very tight. No complains here. Now using the 101s in my room is another matter, that would be too much speaker for the room. I too actually prefer the band pass woofer design of the older 111s.
MBL advice
I am considering the purchase of MBL speakers-- either the 101e's or more likely the 111f's. My room is approximately 16' wide by 25' long and has reflective surfaces (doors and 3 foot tall wood wainscoting all around) near where the speaker will be located. I feel like the room is large enough to get the speakers at least 4 feet from the side walls and 7 feet from the back wall. My amp should drive either with no problem.
I have heard these speakers at shows and thought they sounded great on rock music (great tuneful bass and huge soundstage) but the rooms were very highly damped with curtains, carpet and sound absorbtion at reflection points.
Am I taking on a difficult project to get these to sound good in my room? Would I be better served by more point source speakers that are not omnis?
I have heard these speakers at shows and thought they sounded great on rock music (great tuneful bass and huge soundstage) but the rooms were very highly damped with curtains, carpet and sound absorbtion at reflection points.
Am I taking on a difficult project to get these to sound good in my room? Would I be better served by more point source speakers that are not omnis?
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