SF Amati vs Serafino


I moved into a new house and it has a room that is 19’x17’ with a sloped ceiling going from 7’ to 14’.  I am going to use this space as a dedicated listening room and media room.  I currently have the SF Guarneri Traditions with a pair of Rel S812 subs, but am thinking of upgrading to either the Amati or the Serafino Tradtion.  I have the Vox center channel so it really comes down to these two (plus my wife loves the looks).  Is the Amati too much for this room?  I am going to treat the room but it is a closed off room with a single door and wonder if the Serafino might be a better match for the space.  

Thanks,
Mobius
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I went from Olympica 3 with 2 subs to Amati Traditional in my 24’ x 32’ room. The difference was spectacular. These are correctly sized for my room. Sounds like the Serafino might be the right size for room. But it is highly room dependent and the Amati’s are really a step up in sound.. My dealer is a big proponent of right sizing. His discouraged me in thinking about going up to the next level (Liliium) as they would be too much for the room. He has installed high end systems for over 20 years and struggled when folks buy speakers too big for their room.

I know my dealer would get me a set of Serafino’s and if I decided I wanted the larger in a few months would allow me to upgrade without any financial loss.

I liked not having the subwoofers. More coherent sound, for me. I suspect you will loose a bit of imaging, which is the strength of small stand mounted speakers.