OP I was in the same dilemma not too long ago. My current set up, which I settled for is a small office (14x8) where I do low to moderate level listening. I have Harbeth p3esr and Croft Integrated amplifier. The pair excel and I mean excel in low to moderate level listening bringing out the best. Non-fatigue hours of listening with the perfect amount of details and warmth.
As soon as I took the set up to my living room and throw a little party with the family it was a massive disappointment. There are a multitude of factors why that happened. The music genre changed and the power given to the amplifier changed in a much larger room.
Harbeth p3 struggle with dance, electronic and rap music at loud volumes driven with an underpowered amp. I plugged in my 300w/channel earthquake amp followed by 180w/channel sim Audio W5 amp. Big difference - but that's where the p3 limitations kicked in.
My recommendation - keep your dance party/family/home theater gear separate from your intimate listening room. I am very happy with my party/home theater room set up with Von Schweikerts VR4 speakers and Sim Audio w5 and Earthquake amp.
Hope this helps somewhat.
As soon as I took the set up to my living room and throw a little party with the family it was a massive disappointment. There are a multitude of factors why that happened. The music genre changed and the power given to the amplifier changed in a much larger room.
Harbeth p3 struggle with dance, electronic and rap music at loud volumes driven with an underpowered amp. I plugged in my 300w/channel earthquake amp followed by 180w/channel sim Audio W5 amp. Big difference - but that's where the p3 limitations kicked in.
My recommendation - keep your dance party/family/home theater gear separate from your intimate listening room. I am very happy with my party/home theater room set up with Von Schweikerts VR4 speakers and Sim Audio w5 and Earthquake amp.
Hope this helps somewhat.