Room Dimensions and Devore


I am considering using space in my office as a dedicated listening area.  I had the pleasure recently of auditioning both the Devore O/93 and O/96.  Both were tremendous speakers and I would be happy with either, although in the rectangular shaped room I heard them in, I liked the O/96 a bit more.

My main concern is about the irregular shape of my room that I would be placing them in, diagramed here:  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9665  When placing the speakers approximately two feet from the side walls, this will leave approximately 7 feet between tweeters.  The room is carpeted and I would be adding acoustic panels to the walls.

I welcome feedback on two questions.  First, given the placement of the speakers and position of the couch, any downsides to room dimensions - that is, will the shape disrupt the acoustics in such a way that I should think twice about using this space as a listening room?  Second, given the placement of the speakers and distance between them, any reason why the O/93 or O/96 would be better than the other?  That is, for those who own the O/96s, is 7 feet between tweeters sufficient distance to really take advantage of their benefits?

Thanks in advance!




kba_8040
Devore is super approachable and knows how to get superb sound out of a bizarre shaped phone booth hotel room. Call em.

Of course the room matters but it isn’t everything…….
To be honest, in 50 years an audiophile going all the way back to using acoustic panels in my bedroom at 13, I never once thought about the room when buying speakers. This is such a fallacy I cannot even begin to explain. But I also know it is a fallacy so widely shared as to be conventional wisdom. 

The conventional wisdom is bunk. But this is you know what in the wind. Buy the speakers that sound the best that you can afford. Period. In the wind. Up a rope. Out of a boot. Etc. Etc.