Which speakers to get for a Very Large Room.

Hi Guys, Sorry about the typo, of course it's bass. It was a tough day yesterday and I may have had one too many glasses of wine last night before starting this thread.I should add a couple of things to my original post.

My budget is around $4500 - $5000.00 although I could stretch that a bit. My room volume is large but my listening area is somewhat near field. The front speaker wall is 16' across and I sit about 10' from the front of my speakers. The ceiling is still 17' and no back wall. I also cannot move my speakers more than 2' from the back wall as they get too close to the end of my couches. One of the reasons I was looking for more efficient speakers Atmasphere is I was considering buying your m-60s down the road. My concern with horn speakers is my room is very lively with tile floors and a lot of glass. I didn’t bring this up because I want to keep room treatment off the table, I do have some. At times I listen at high spls and one of my concerns is how well efficient speakers can do this? Thanks again for everyone’s help.

Greg

I will look into the speakers mentioned. Would the VR5s and the Dunlavys be room filling enough?

I'm also wondering how well a horn speaker would do in a lively room. I havn't listened to them much at all and worry about top end harshness in my space.

Unfortunately I can't put speakers in the corners, so I believe this rules out the Klipshorns. I have heard and liked them but not in my room.

Any other room filling speakers in my price range?

Thanks again for all the help.

sounds_real_audio. I do have to set them up on the short wall and you are correct in the spacing. I have no problem going with a sub if needed. Any suggestions on speakers with the above mentioned 8" woofers?

Greg

Mitch2, I think this time around I would like to try something besides the Ariel line of speakers. I would be interested in any suggestions for horn speakers somewhere in my price range. I would also like more suggestions for good full range speakers that would work in my near field application and still give me better bass response and open midrange than I am currently getting with the volume I'm working with. What would be a good full range speaker in general that if needed, I could add a sub to that would fill my room?
Rleff, I looked at the Dunlavy speakers and they seem like they would do the job. After reading a bit about them, I may not be far enough back at 10' for them to work there best. Thank You to everyone so far for your input.

Greg

Thank you Marakanetz, I will look into them. I have not done so before.

Sounds real audio, I live in Seattle and there are not many places to go. The typical box store like Magnolia HiFi, (now Magnolia audio video) Which started here and Difinitive Audio who are way more into home theater. Denver sounds like a good get away to me.

Thanks,
Greg