Audiotroy, when you go to a large say stadium show what you see are very large usually JBL linear arrays. They are in no way point source because point source loudspeakers suck in that application for the same reason they suck in large rooms. Now, you can do the same thing with dynamic drivers such a the Near Field Pipe Dreams or the Carver Ultimate Line source. I have heard the Pipe Dreams and although capable of huge volume they could not image. I have not heard the Carvers. There are applications where point source speakers are the way to go. But as I said before Unless you want to sit right on top of the speakers this is not one of them. All this is in Loudspeakers for Dummies. I suggest you read it. As I said before, Maggie 20.7s are the perfect speaker for this gentleman. They fit all of his requirements, will do 95 dB in this situation and image much better than and point source speaker. The only reason I would not recommend is if he liked listening to very loud rock and it does not seem that he does. Another issue is that as background music throughout the room the Maggies and any other linear source dipole is going to sound more natural, less strained, larger and more powerful. It would not be unusual with some special recordings to think there was an actual person across the room singing. That will never happen with a point source in tha application. Palidin, I encourage you to find a dealer and listen to these if you can and have a look at them. They are also really quite elegant and make a great conversation piece.
There are some people on this forum that spew off mindlessly without knowledge or experience. Taking their word for anything is dangerous and very expensive.
