Speakers "Too Big" for room

@zx10 Wrote:

My L.R. is about 16'X14' and would love to have a pair of JBL L-300's or 4333's but it just doesn't seem like the room's big enough for them. So I have JBL L-100T's with updated crossovers 

I had my JBL 4430's in a 14'x16'x9' room. I also had my JBL L65's, JBL 4315's in the same room. I will note that you can sit in close proximity to the 4430's, 4435's and 4425's with no loss of stereo image see here and here. For in the what it's worth category, there is no perfect room! 😎

Enjoy the journey.

Mike

@pawlowski6132 

The only germane data point I can offer is that I tried a stock Carver M500 with my RS-II, and it was immediately clear that better amplification would be needed. Currently I am running Classé monoblocks that are up to the task, but I can't say they have too much power.

I'm familiar with Nelion but I have no direct experience with their mods. Looking at the power claims they make though, I would venture that they perpetuate Bob Carver's legacy in more ways than one 😀

Based on your musical preferences and expected listening sound levels, your modified Carver will most likely drive your speakers to your satisfaction. Enjoy!

@pawlowski6132 

I downsized a couple of years ago and moved my beloved B&W 802 from a large room to a regular bedroom in a townhouse, about a third of the space.

I was thinking I would need to sell them and get small monitors but decided to keep them. I've got two big bass traps behind the speakers and additional room treatment. It sounds a lot better than what I expected. It is true you may not be able to have enough space for the drivers to fully integrate, but I don't think this is so critical, at least not in my setup.

As it has already been said above, it completely depends on the room. It’s much harder without a dedicated space that you can modify to work. My room was designed by an acoustician and  has no drywall inside. Amazing results 

My first pair of Maggie's were MG2.5r's. Then I moved to the MGllla's all in a much smaller room you have listed. I knew one day I was going to move them to a larger space. I enjoyed them anyway, the clarity, the full body of speaker able to fill that small space made it all worth it. Sometimes more is just more...

Enjoy the Music