Smaller vs larger listening rooms?

My room is 12.5 ft wide x 20 ft long x 7 ft high. Objectively, too low and two narrow for the best sound.

With attention to acoustics, it’s become one of the better rooms and systems I have heard.

The speakers are Janszen Valentina P8. Subs fill a hole in the bass of the main speakers that would be present in any reasonable listening position.  Adding DRC helped smooth the bass further, though it’s better than most even without that.

as @mahgister said, " Hope, listen and be creative" and address the room acoustics. That, almost always, will provide more improvement than gear upgrades, no matter how costly.

With attention to acoustics, it’s become one of the better rooms and systems I have heard.

With many testimonies people will understand at the end....Acoustic beat most speakers or amplifier upgrade....



«If i read you right, all audio companies will go bankrupt my dear»-Groucho Marx

I go into a lot of different rooms for demos as the ATC importer. Every small room (including studios) have problems because they are too small. Small rooms do not have enough length or width to allow a true deep bass wavelength to exist in the room properly. If a 40Hz wavelength is 28.3 feet, how does that work in 20 foot room? It doesnt!.

On top of that it can be near impossible to get the speakers far enough away from the side walls to avoid overpowering 1st reflection problems. (this one can be easy to fix with acoustic material). It is shocking to me how many high end speaker companies do not know the 1st reflection issue is critical

I’d much rather do a demo in a larger room than a smaller one. A hotel room is impossible; a big hotel meeting room it starts to get better. Knowing that, the same rules apply to both rooms: don’t get near side walls (for good imaging), stay away from corners (boundary effects boost bass), avoid reflective walls and floors (wood/stone/ceramic floors, plaster walls, ceilings), stay on axis and in the triangle.

I think its usually easier in a bigger space. A good test of this is take your speakers outside in your driveway- WOW- do they sound different.
Brad

My sister was just reminding me of a relative we visited 50 yrs ago, with a big old house with huge living room -- it contained a grand piano and six couches scattered around, as well as the stereo. 10 ft ceilings.

I still remembered how sound from the stereo bloomed in that room.

Enjoy your room it is ok.