McIntosh Tube Integrated + Big Room = Klipsch. The amp would seem to suit the horn loaded speakers inherent high sensitivity. Plus you got the big room to put in the K-horns, and many of us are jealous of that and want you to make it happen for us! I have Maggies in a room half the size of yours, and my MA-6200 (Mac SS integrated, so not totally equivalent) had a hard time rolling “London Calling” uphill this morning before work. Sounds great, but not authoritative. Wolf Garcia makes a great point about your listening area being more important than having great sound everywhere. My loft experience in the 90s had people listening in a specific area of the raw space. I would try the KEFs out first before making a move. My experience with some legacy 103.2s on stands and 100+ wpc makes me think you might have a starting point already in hand.
Speakers for a very large room?
Reader of posts for a few years but have not posted a serious question until now. Currently have McIntosh integrated tube amp with some old KEF speakers. While I enjoy it in my current setting, I am moving to a house where my listening room will be 30' x 40' x 10'. It has polished concrete floors. Sounds like a grocery store but it is not. I suspect I will need to change speakers but really have no clue where to start. I listen mostly to progressive rock but also anything in the same general area. I don't know where to start with such a room? I am at least 3 hours from any major city. I did experience Treo CTs once and to bright for my ears and Wilsons but did not care for the visual appearance though liked the sound better. It was a few years ago so can't better define what I liked. Not a great resume of listening experience but it is what it is at this point. For some reason, which may be completely wrong, I am thinking electrostatic may work well in this setting. I could easily move them 5 feet out from the back wall but then again I really don't know what I am talking about. Any kind comments would be appreciated.
Rich
Rich