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Recommend speakers for a large living room

Hi, I am moving to a new apartment with a large living room (38" x 23", plus a dining area & kitchen). I am planning to have 2 different sitting areas given the size. Here is a picture of the floor-plan: https://ibb.co/J5szvj9

Everything is wood floors except on the blue squares where I plan to put carpet. I’ve been thinking of using omni-directional speakers (German Physiks Borderland) given the area is large and there are multiple listening locations. But I’d like to get some recommendations & also some ideas of where it would be best to place the speakers - so far my idea is to put them on the red circles.

My budget for speakers is ~$50,000.

dpal
luke_zitterkopf
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If it helps with your planning, bear in mind that speaker setup (positioning) has as much influence on the sound as all of the hardware, if not more.

At the very least make sure the speaker manufacturer will visit your room and place the speakers to work optimally with your room. 

I design and install loudspeakers for Aluminous Audio so I can speak to the critical nature of speaker placement.
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mappel99
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Alta Audio's HESTIA-sensational 32K-35K /pr.I was part of a review panel and was really taken with these. Out performed everything we heard including MAGICO, WILSON, FOCAL, JOSEPH AUDIO, YG ACOUSTIC, KEF and RAIDHO to name a few.
dpal OP
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Thanks all. Adding Magico M6's & Alta Audio Hesta's to my listening array.

@glupson the apartment is a loft in Soho, Manhattan. With that said, if anyone recommends I speak with someone in the area that can help with the project that would be helpful.

On room treatment plans, I plan to use some bass traps in the ceiling corners, but I am also open to doing more but I do want to make sure the aesthetics are preserved - its a living room at the end, not a dedicated studio.


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audioman58
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garydt
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DPal,

PMC - Perfect for any large space.
I don't understand why so many are stuck in the past and ignore the most advanced Dynamic speakers in the world. Every aspect of reproduction makes PMC  superior. I could go on & on but why don't you just have a listen to one of there larger models like MB2 SE.
You owe it to yourself to check them out and peruse their website thoroughly! Just see the users list......
I sell them up here in Canada so I'm definitely bias....
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