Speakers for new room

It would be helpful to know what your current speakers are. What you like or don't like about them. What you're looking to improve on. Your listening preferences, budget, and so on. 

But if you like the Wharfedale Lintons, you may want to add the Vandersteen 1ci's to your list of considerations. Buying gently used would obviously save you a few bucks and get you better performance than the Wharfies IMHO.

And you don't have to pull them way into the room, but if you can give them a foot or so, I think you'll be ok.  I also think they would be a good match with the rest of your electronics. 

I went from a large room like your old one to a 13.5’ x 22’ room. I ended up with Open baffles, reason is they can be placed close to the side walls due to their dispersion pattern and have less interaction with the side wall. I have mine, Tri-Art Audio Open 5 that are quite large, 5’ from the front wall (front of the baffle) and about 10” from the side walls with excellent results. Definitely have a look at OB’s or similar speakers for long narrow rooms.  

Another option is a speaker like the AudioNote’s AN line they are designed to be placed into the corners. Also sounds very nice.  

audionewbie,

I have AV123 Strata Mini front L & R speakers now.

Staying with Klipsch, Wharfedale and Zu Audio because they are what I can actually get a chance to listen to.

I’ll be interested to know your opinion on the Zu.  I have a pair of Union 6 and think they are wonderful.  What separates them from the Klipsch speakers I have listened to is their coherence and clarity. That’s the advantage of a full range driver.  It results in a speaker that disappears and lets you hear deeply into the recording.  I have not listened to the Dirty Weekend model but have heard that they are fun and forgiving speakers that don’t unlike the Union 6 which took a long time to bloom and open up. Take a look at the impulse measurements on Klipsch vs Zu.  Big difference in their time and phase accuracy.

Probably going to consider the Mofi source point 10.as well.