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$10K or less speakers for 20x20 rm with open back

Willing to spend about $7500-10K for speakers to place in my family room which has an open back to the kitchen, with the family room being about 20x20.. I do not have a system at all right now, unless you count my iPhone and Bose docking system, so anything I get will be a major improvement.

Aside from being unsure about the power and components, I have listened to these 3 speakers so far....Focal 1038be, Aerial 7T and Salk SoundScape 8. Most of the time the system will be on for general use but when I get the chance i really like to listen to the music loud.

Considering going to the Capital Audio Fest in 2 weeks to get an idea of else maybe out there.

Any comments on the 3 speakers mentioned above and if there are other things I should consider that price range?

Thanks.
seanile
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almarg
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Some of the models from Daedalus Audio fall into your price range, and he will be exhibiting at the Capital Audio Fest. I and a number of other members here who own Daedalus speakers consider them to be very special.

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-- Al
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islandmandan
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My room is of similar size (16' X 34' w/cathedral ceilings), and my custom built 12" Tannoy HPD's, are able to fill this large room to very good effect with as little as 9 Wpc (SET 300B), but they have also sounded extremely good with 300 Wpc of solid state amplification.

You might consider investigating Tannoy.

Regards,
Dan
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Also looking at Revel Studio 2. Open to suggestions.
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I'll be hanging with Lou in the Daedalus room on Saturday at CAF and agree that these are worth having a listen if you are at the show. He will have the Ulysses and the new Muse--not sure I understand your room configuration based on your OP so hard to say which Daedalus model would be best. Do you mean the speakers fire into a 20 X 20 space that opens into another room behind the listening position? If so it would help to know the overall dimension since you could be looking at a pretty large room to fill. How far can you move the speakers out into the room? Hope to see you at the show!
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