Sometimes Less is More?


I have a 12x12 sunroom with cathedral ceiling, tile floor, and windows on three sides.

It is by far the hardest room in my house acoustically.

I find less is more in this room. Small Triangle Titus monitors that only go down to 50 some hz or so seem to do best in there. Other speakers I use in there that extend lower tend to overpower the room resulting in fat obscuring bass.

So I am of the opinion that sometimes less is more, even in high end audio.

How about you?
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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.
"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."

Did he try to sell you a Hummer next?