Speakers or room


I have a very lively room. Tile floors, large window and open area. If you clap there is a loud echo. Furniture is limited. I set up Kef LS50w and the sound is recessed not forward. The room is 26 x13 and even up close it doesn't sound good. Is it the room? What should I do ? Wife acceptance factor comes into play. 

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Room. Fixed the acoustics and you’ll get so much more from your system. Have it tested to know where the nodes are and what specific frequencies need to be tamed. Absorb or diffuse? Big difference. Get that right. I hate the way most acoustic treatments look. Went to Artnovion. Best looking highly specific treatment. Lower cost “tunable” alternative is ASC traps. Sometimes available used. Good place to start
To add to my previous post, the LS50W’s have waaay more bass than the passive LS50’s.  I actually preferred the bass response of the LS50W over the passive LS50’s and Rel T9i sub.  Neither speaker has much, if any, punch.  They are smooth, detailed, image like crazy and allow you to peel back layers of music that you may not of heard before, but they will not thump you in your chest.  If you’re looking for a speaker that delivers impact and large scale dynamics, you may want to look at other speakers.
My advice would be to buy a good sub, preferably 2, if not 4 (for a swarm set-up), cross the LS50W’s over around 80hz, and set up the dsp settings to your preference.  Buy room treatments and spend some time setting up and dialing in the LS50W’s.
Thank you all for your thoughts . I pulled them out from the back wall,  which is a window, and that has helped. Next step is a rug for the area when , I’m listening. . I’ll keep you posted.  Brian
Yes,a large  area rug will help.
 Put some throw pillows behind the speakers.
Usually little speakers in a large echo chamber sound tinny so there maybe something else wrong. I agree with the recommendation for a smaller room (or larger speakers and a rug.)