Sometimes Less is More?

Sometimes less is more, more or less. We also find that the little system at the lake, ( Jadis front end Red Rose speakers ) can have something special. It is give and take, the smaller system has a certain magic, the big rig has impact and detail. Which do we prefer, usually the one we are listening to.

I think this quite obvious, after all one can't fit 5 Lbs. of sugar in a 1 Lbs. sack.

"one can't fit 5 Lbs. of sugar in a 1 Lbs. sack"

Hard to argue with that one.....

one year i visited ces, and magnepan introduced the mg 20. it was displayed in a smallish hotel room at the golden nuggest.

obviously, the speaker needs space.

still, the sound was wonderful.

yes, there waas room for improvement, but i think, it is hard to ruin the sound of a great speaker, unless there are some unusual component mismatches, which can be avoided, or a really bad room.

if i like a speaker, i'll try to make it work, under less-than ideal room conditions,, because, i may prefer that speaker in the "wrong" room in comparison to other speakers set up reasonably well.

if i have a favorite speaker, i won't settle for another.

"Hard to argue with that one....."

I'm sure someone here would.

I've always tried to keep my system as simple as possible. When the speaker fits the room, you've got very little to worry about. The speaker/room interface is critical IMO.

I had a jackass dealer try to sell me Revel Concerta F15 (I think, the one with three 8" drivers) for a 10x15 room. When I told him they were too big for that space, he rolled his eyes and said there's no such thing as speakers being too big, just turn the volume down. He then brought me over to see Maggies. I kid you not. I said "thanks for your time" and walked out.