Some dealers will negotiate, others will only give price breaks when one is spending large sums. Some will only offer discounts to repeat customers. I’ve found that most are willing to offer 10% with no hassle.
I’m a big Spendor fan and I’ve heard a lot of praise for PMC. However, your room is large so you might have difficulty getting room filling sound from speakers of that size. The bass may be weak without a sub.
If going the Spendor route, you might be better off locating a used pair of D7s. They will have greater ability to pressurize your room, but should sound similar to the A series. Spendors go through a rather lengthy break-in, and continue to improve for the first few hundred hours. I’ve had my SP2/3R2s for almost a year and it seems they only recently settled into their final sound (which is wonderful).
One of the biggest factors in sound quality is speaker placement. I’ve seen numerous pics of systems where one has $10K+ speakers in highly compromised positions, i.e. too far apart, too near to walls, a flat screen TV flush with the speaker baffles, excessive toe-in. Keep in mind that best speaker performance usually requires ample breathing room. Those who place speakers 12" from the walls, directly on either side of a 60" flat screen won’t get the best from them, not even close.
When you listen at a dealer, try to place the speakers similarly to how you would in your room. For example, if your room necessitates a maximum wall distance of only 24," try to replicate this at the store. Any dealer who isn’t willing to facilitate such a demo isn’t worth the time IMO.
I find that spending the bulk of a budget on speakers usually yields the best results. I wouldn’t shell out even $500 on cables. That money is better spent on speakers, sources, and amplification. You can get good quality cables at Blue Jeans Cables and they’ll perform just as well as any others.
I’m a big Spendor fan and I’ve heard a lot of praise for PMC. However, your room is large so you might have difficulty getting room filling sound from speakers of that size. The bass may be weak without a sub.
If going the Spendor route, you might be better off locating a used pair of D7s. They will have greater ability to pressurize your room, but should sound similar to the A series. Spendors go through a rather lengthy break-in, and continue to improve for the first few hundred hours. I’ve had my SP2/3R2s for almost a year and it seems they only recently settled into their final sound (which is wonderful).
One of the biggest factors in sound quality is speaker placement. I’ve seen numerous pics of systems where one has $10K+ speakers in highly compromised positions, i.e. too far apart, too near to walls, a flat screen TV flush with the speaker baffles, excessive toe-in. Keep in mind that best speaker performance usually requires ample breathing room. Those who place speakers 12" from the walls, directly on either side of a 60" flat screen won’t get the best from them, not even close.
When you listen at a dealer, try to place the speakers similarly to how you would in your room. For example, if your room necessitates a maximum wall distance of only 24," try to replicate this at the store. Any dealer who isn’t willing to facilitate such a demo isn’t worth the time IMO.
I find that spending the bulk of a budget on speakers usually yields the best results. I wouldn’t shell out even $500 on cables. That money is better spent on speakers, sources, and amplification. You can get good quality cables at Blue Jeans Cables and they’ll perform just as well as any others.