Speakers for a large vaulted room?


I have a listening room that is new to me. I have had trouble with my gear in this room and I want to see if anyone thinks the speakers will make a difference.

First, the room is rectangular with a brick fireplace flue that goes floor to ceiling pretty much dead center of the room. from front wall(speaker side) to back wall; a distance of 23'. I sit with my back to the 2 1/2' fireplace with all the empty space on either side of me. The walls on either side of me are 16' apart and only 4 1/2' tall then the ceiling take over and goes to a 12 or 13' peak.

Second, I am using an SP-6 preamp, V70 power amp from audio research and Magnapan IIIa's. I realize that the Magnepans need more power so I wanted to go with PSB Synchrony one's.
sonorous1

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Volume is what I wanted to solve first, power is an issue for me I only get 70 watts a side, I don't listen loud, which is ideal, but some classical music or albums with a large dynamic range will clip. So the room size and the speakers I thought were my first concern. As I said, I'll change anything besides the amp and preamp.

So, even a more efficient speaker in terms of power needed wouldn't help me? What can I do?