Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)

@doni 

 

Call Carl or Marilyn at Nola and they will direct you to a dealer.  They are located in Brooklyn.  The KO is a great speaker. I have owned a pair for almost six years.  The price has climbed steadily over the years though.  The Champ is the same concept just smaller cabinet and fewer drivers.  

Several have already mentioned the Klipsch Cornwall...I concur as well, however if you really want to pressurize a space as large as yours I can suggest stacked Klipsch Cornwall’s. I have such a set up and they are spectacular. You invert the top pair so that you have a “D’Appolito”  alignment. (MTM...Midrange, Tweeter, Midrange). The only downside is some “ Comb Filtering” effects, however it’s not to bad. The stacked Cornwall’s are shockingly dynamic, and image surprisingly well, considering the Comb Filtering that takes place, especially if you can set them up so that they are well out into the room, and your seating distance is at least that of a equilateral triangle ( even a little farther back will help with imaging  (the Comb Filtering effects won’t be as noticeable.)

Cheers....

My wife have bunch of girlfriend over last weekend and we have several system but the girl love the Cessaro horn system over them all. We spend all night in office listen to lp but they also all gather round Maggie to watch me pump iron too naturally. 

Now, stop mucking about. These will blend you into the wall paint, affect your blood circulation and rearrange you on a molecular level. Oh, and they reproduce music very cleanly. ATC SCM110ASL Pro Dual 9" Powered 3-way Studio Monitor ATC 1" dual-suspension S-Spec tweeter ATC 3" Super Dome midrange driver Twin SL Spec 9" bass drivers Onboard ATC grounded-source 350W Tri-amp pack Maximum continuous SPL (1 meter): 115dB Amplifier output: LF 200W, MF 100W, HF 50W Weight: 160.6 pounds

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.  As @tomic601 says, I just need to get out there and listen.  At least now I have a manageable set to evaluate.

AT is a legacy and kef dealer so would know best but the blade is rated at 117 max spl. Klipsch highs were always too splashy for me and they seem to be a love em or leave em brand. There's a pair of meridian dsp 8000's on auction right now that will get it done and sound great while being fully active.

I like the blades as well. 91db efficiency but for a large space I like that it sounds good over the entire listening area. Many of the speakers mentioned have a small sweet spot, but the blades sound good over a much larger area

I own klipsch speakers, but i only find them suitable for home theater. While the RF7 3’s are not the most expensive speakers Klipsch sell, I can tell you they are some of the worst sounding speakers (for music) that I have ever heard. Even matched with high end equipment in a great room there was nothing I could do to make them sound good. It’s not just about how loud a speaker will go, it’s also about how good it sounds. Two thumbs down to klipsch

A lot of ppl here are only mentioning high spl/ high sensitivity speakers. If thats all that mattered i could easily recommend a cheap pair of horn speakers that will rock your socks off.

However, SOUND QUALITY MATTERS. not just how loud it is or how easy it is to drive

Magico Q7s would make for a satisfactorily larger room filling and bank account emptying experience, I would think.

I have a room bigger than that with a balcony and cathedral ceiling and I use my Polk Lism707 and they sound Great and so do other people ,I have had over  Ok there not Audiophiles, just human beings ...lol.

Humans are ok.

you have at least 20 good choices, and you should listen to at least 7 of those.

I'd start with an Excel spreadsheet, 5 evaluation criteria, and sort out what those 7 should be

Doni...tried to contact you. ABT X-3's

So are you trying to fill the whole room or do have a listening chair? How far away from the speakers do you normally position your self ( when you wife is out ) 

I'm jealous of that room. My Maggies would KILL in that room.

@doni what did you end up getting?

I ended up with the CW4’s, and have been very happy with them, but as I mentioned, I don’t listen to loud music.  Lately, I’ve been thinking of trying something else, just for a change.  The Kaya 45’s are attractive, as are the Volti’s.  I’ll probably get more serious after the Holidays.  The Joseph Audio Perspectives have also caught my eye.  Too many choices!

Lately, I’ve been thinking of trying something else, just for a change.

Instead of trying the same ol same ol from the same ol sales guy selling you the same ol thing over and over....you could indeed try something "different".

Try the rather unique Polk L800...The latest rev of their SDA tech built into this speaker will throw a huge deep enveloping soundstage, etc give you the goodies in the large room. It looks like that for a reason. Set it about 6 or 7 ft apart (no extra wide placement) firing straight into the room and watch the fireworks.

(As the ol’ saying goes.....Same ol same ol everyday if things don’t change, you’re just gonna rot

Cuz if you do what you always do, you’ll always get what you always got.)

you can search by room size

https://speakerchoices.com/

We are planning (hoping) to remodel our place to create a large open listening space that opens to kitechen, etc. similar in size to OP and others here.  We put together two systems with this future use in mind.  Two thoughts:  1) definitely explore Tannoy, but I suggest go big if the budget permits.  I have the Arden's (with Tannoy super tweeters, driven by Luxman M-900u monos), and they are very good, but to us, not good enough to drive such a large space.   For that, we went with Tannoy Kingdom Royal Carbon Specials.   2)  We have concluded that no 2-channel system is complete without a pair of top quality subs, and for that I mean REL Carbon Special or above (Nos. 31/32).   Yes, the RELs bring more to the entire spectrum, even with the big, full-range Kingdom Royal.   BTW, with the Arden I am running a pair of REL 212/SX.   Big room, big drivers.