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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
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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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hauxon
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I do have a stereo system in a living room of similar size. I can’t recommend specific speaker model but will echo previous comments about room treatment (and subwoofers). The biggest issue at the moment at my home is taming the room. Spend some thought and money into treating your room and you will gain much more than you can get from the different components at this price level.
joshfilm
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Sam Laufer at Laufer Technik is working on a new line array speaker called The Note that is supposed to tackle both of the primary issues you have: excellent 180 degree radiation with stable imaging, and large room oomph. They need to be paired with good subs, but that’s probably a good solution for your space as well. Information is just starting to Trickle out about them. I am considering a pair for a 23’ x 55’ space that has placement issues as well. I just heard he will be at the nyc audio show in a few weeks demoing them. 
glupson
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dpal,

Thanks for the answer. I guess I narrowed your location to a few blocks as I was imagining SoHo. I really do not think places of that composition exist outside SoHo, Tribeca, or maybe a few more spots on the island. I am sorry that I have no useful advice. Others do.

Have you tried Lyric HiFi? They are in Manhattan, they say they do custom installations, they do cary very fine equipment, so, hopefully, they have encountered similar situations. Same goes for Innovative Audio.
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