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Persona B in a 36 x 27 room?

Is that too much space for the Persona Bs?  I will augment them with two SVS SB4000 subs.  I will drive the Personas with an HK990 integrated amp.  I currently use Tekton Enzo 2.7s and they supply the dynamics and speed, but not the resolution.  My music tastes center around classic rock sprinkled with some classical.  Are the Persona Bs beefy enough for an area that size as I will occasionally turn up the volume?  If you guys are aware of any other monitors (or small floorstanders) that are efficient, fast, resolve well and can fill a 36 x 27 space, I'm all ears.  Thanks.
danoroo
speakermaster
738 posts
 
For that sized room you would want to go with a large cubic inch speaker with a lot of piston power especially with classical and classic rock i would look into a vintage american speaker made before 1981 to fill the space with thick meaty sound with no loss of resolution or dynamics when you need them, when the volume gets turned up or the music gets complex in nature.
kren0006
1,859 posts
 
No chance. Those speakers would be terrible in that room. Come on, you knew that  : )
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benzman
421 posts
 
Depending on your seating position. I have a set of 5f’s that I heard at Axpona with a 1k watt McIntosh amp fill a room larger than that. Your amp will be your weak link not the Personas. A swarm sub system would be your best bet. 
danoroo OP
239 posts
 
@benzman
This is a point I failed to mention.  Even though the room is large, the main listening position is actually about 9' away from the loudspeakers.  More than 2/3 of the room is behind the listening position.  So, even though the room is large, the setup is almost a near field experience.  I'm interested in the Persona B because they are efficient and supposedly dynamic, and they happen to be one of the few high end loudspeakers I can audition here in the audio wasteland that is Houston.
mofojo
2,312 posts
 
Have you considered the 3F. Seems like deals to be had on those a lot of times and once you factor in stands for the B I don’t think the price is too far off. 
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