If we drop the "looks" part and only go with sound quality...it's not a matter of "to big", wrong speaker for the room would fit better here.
Very large speakers can demand setup well out into the room, many are multidriver systems which require greater listening distance for the drivers to integrate properly.
Some large speakers work well in smaller rooms...the old Snell Type A's I loved so much years ago come to mind.
I have a pair of VMPS ST/R's (15'/12' actives...15' passive), that did a great job when I had them setup in my small living room 12'X 18'.
On the other had, my Apogee Duetta Signatures did not sound good in this room...to many restrictions on placement.
So, while the VMPS will do 17hz and the Apogees only 28hz...the VMPS work best in smaller rooms because of less placement issues.
All my speakers sound best in my big room...even my small VMPS bookshelf.
Dave
Very large speakers can demand setup well out into the room, many are multidriver systems which require greater listening distance for the drivers to integrate properly.
Some large speakers work well in smaller rooms...the old Snell Type A's I loved so much years ago come to mind.
I have a pair of VMPS ST/R's (15'/12' actives...15' passive), that did a great job when I had them setup in my small living room 12'X 18'.
On the other had, my Apogee Duetta Signatures did not sound good in this room...to many restrictions on placement.
So, while the VMPS will do 17hz and the Apogees only 28hz...the VMPS work best in smaller rooms because of less placement issues.
All my speakers sound best in my big room...even my small VMPS bookshelf.
Dave