I am indecisive about choice due to room size


Hi all,

My stereo room is 12x12 and already have the Sonus Faber V speakers and love them. I'm looking at upgrading to the VIII, but don't know if I have enough room. I'm running these with the Naim Star, NAS and use Nordost Frey 2 speaker cable and power cord. Also, am looking at trading my Star in for the Lumin T2 streamer and the new Levinson 5805 integrated. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Best regards.
carmellaj
Not sure what speaker size you are considering, but as everyone here on audiogon knows  my opinion = bigger is NOT better.
Especially if the listening room is limited size,,,12x12,, ceiling 8 ft?
12x12  x 8 is limited,,,12x12 with say a  16 ft ceiling, now you have options. 
IMHO smaller the speaker = superior  the sound,,,let me rephrase that,,, the bigger the speaker = less  chances at high fidelity... 
Been around audio now 40+ years, I know what I am talking about
You must be new at this hobby.
agree with what has been said

bigger NOT better in a small room... key is right-sizing

Adding bass.... not an upgrade.

What I would do, have your room professionally treated by GIK. If you haven’t already, it will balance your bass to mid/treble energy better, in addition to improving clarity and imaging.

Do that long before you think about switching speakers.

I cannot tell you how many people do this and discover how much bigger their speakers sound. 
I'm in a basement space which is bigger than your room but with low ceilings. It absolutely could not accommodate tower speakers -- Focal 836, Martin Logan ML 60s. Bookshelves with a sub was the ticket. Easy to play with placement, too.
You can toss all the above bad advice. Some of it is outright plain wrong. Adding bass for example is exactly what you need. Your biggest problem is not size but being square, 12x12. But 16x16x8 would be bigger but at least as bad. Simplistic thinking combines with poor understanding. People hear the obvious boomy bass in a room like yours and assume too much bass so solve it with small speakers. Wrong.

I wouldn't go with any of the stuff you like but I wouldn't hesitate a moment to get better speakers simply because they're "too big for the room".  

Regardless of speaker you're going to want to control the lumpy bass identical dimensions causes, and early reflections. In that order.  

Lumpy bass is best solved with more bass, not less. Using multiple subs will allow you to put them in different locations to excite different room modes and ultimately achieve much smoother bass. Duke himself, owner and speaker designer at Audiokinesis, says the benefits of multiple subs are even greater in small rooms than large.

Just one of the ways people misunderstand the realities of the situation you're asking about.

Will the speakers fit in the room? Will you be able to place them with drivers at least 3 feet from walls and ceiling? Then they are not too big.