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Is my room big enough for the Harbeth HL5's?

My room is 12 ft. x 15 ft. with 8 ft. ceilings. I do have corner bass traps and absorbent panels on the side walls for the first reflection point. I own the 7es3 right now and they work very well in this room.
The problem is this. I heard the hl5's at Fidelis this weekend in a room a little larger than mine and fell in love right away with the hl5's. I am currently using a Bryston 4bsst (which I will probably be selling soon for a warmer amp. I am also using a DeHavilland Ultraverve lll which I love. I will most likely buy the hl5's. Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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128x128johnc5
eniac26
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I don't want to take this thread too far off topic but can someone explain to me how a smallish, table top sized speaker like the harbeth can be considered too big for any average size room like the one used by the OP?

Please don't take this as being disrespectful as that is not my intent here. I am someone who has full sized tower speakers with multiple 10" drivers per cabinet in a room slightly smaller then the OP room so I am having a hard time wrapping my head around a small speaker like this ever being considered too big.

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dodgealum
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By my reading nobody has said that the OP's room is too small for either speaker.
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johsti
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The 5's should work fine in your room, but listen to both in your room if possible. I listened to both in the same room, same components and music and determined which one I liked better for the type of music I listen to. Newer doesn't mean better. Some folks prefer the 7 and others the 5. No right or wrong answer here.
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johsti
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"By my reading nobody has said that the OP's room is too small for either speaker."

The room is not too small. Alan Shaw designed the SHL5 in a smaller room than what the OP has to work with.

pubul57
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OP, your room is no problem. Which will you like better? The room is not part of the answer to that - they will both function very well with your room. Are you asking something besides that? or you just wanted to know about the speaker/room interface?
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