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Novice here with questions

We Just moved into a townhome. The top floor has hardwood floors, three very large windows (4' x 6') and a slanted ceiling that at its highest point is 16 feet. Because of all the glass and the sloped ceiling the acoustics are what I would consider weird. The room dimensions are 27' long by 16' across, and there is no way to add ceiling speakers or any speakers in the rear. My budget for a receiver, cd player, and two speakers is $2000. I am aware the options are limitless, but would like your opinion on what percentage to spend on receiver vs speakers to get the most bang for my $, as well as what kind or type of speaker might best handle this room.
garyandmary

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sidssp
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Actually, slanted ceiling isn't bad at all because it breaks up standing wave. The
key here is to place both the main speakers on the low end of the room firing
towards the high end and you will be surprised how good they sound.

If you buy used, $2,000 can buy you a lot of equipment. I can't tell you what to
buy because audio is very subjective. I simply don't know what you like. But I
can tell you to stay away from speakers made by Martin Logan and Magnepan.
Don't get me wrong, they are great speakers but they need high power amp to
sound good. Your budget just doesn't give you that flexibility right now.
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