That’s a big room with a low ceiling, early floor and ceiling reflections, make sure you let people you contact about speakers know about that.
Bass is primary for you, and your amp is not huge. As well as efficient speakers, have you considered self-powered subs?
Does your pre-amp have pre-out/main in? any method of going line level to sub, line back from sub into preamp? Then you shift the job of low bass production out of your existing amp, AND you select mains that do everything except low bass that fit your space best.
2 Channel, I recommend a stereo pair of subs, front firing, no ports, adjacent to the mains, to preserve bass imaging by both the primary and overtone notes that give directionality. My mains are 15" woofers, like a pair of front firing subs, I assure you, bass is/can be directional.
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Some here love ’Swarm’ arrangement of many subs, they might be your best friends for that space. I never heard a swarm, here’s a quick find.
http://www.audiokinesis.com/the-swarm-subwoofer-system-1.html
If you start with a swarm concept, you can start with one or two, add others bit by bit as money is found, if the OEM will still be around.
Bass is primary for you, and your amp is not huge. As well as efficient speakers, have you considered self-powered subs?
Does your pre-amp have pre-out/main in? any method of going line level to sub, line back from sub into preamp? Then you shift the job of low bass production out of your existing amp, AND you select mains that do everything except low bass that fit your space best.
2 Channel, I recommend a stereo pair of subs, front firing, no ports, adjacent to the mains, to preserve bass imaging by both the primary and overtone notes that give directionality. My mains are 15" woofers, like a pair of front firing subs, I assure you, bass is/can be directional.
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Some here love ’Swarm’ arrangement of many subs, they might be your best friends for that space. I never heard a swarm, here’s a quick find.
http://www.audiokinesis.com/the-swarm-subwoofer-system-1.html
If you start with a swarm concept, you can start with one or two, add others bit by bit as money is found, if the OEM will still be around.