What is your BUDGET? Will you consider a horn speaker? I have a room larger than the one you speak of. After a long search, I ended up buying Viking Acoustic Grande Voix dual horn speakers. They absolutely fill the room with musical bliss. Check out the Viking website.
Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)
Open concept listening space with speakers on one short wall and kitchen at the other end. Furniture about fifteen feet from speakers. I assume I'll need large speakers and am considering Klipsch Cornwalls as well as Tannoy Ardens, but open to suggestions. I also assume standmounts are too small for the space. I should mention I mostly listen at low to moderate sound levels, occasionally cranking it if the wife is out. Thanks for any input.
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Doni, the drivers are HPD 315 (12") Dual Concentric. The enclosures were designed by me, are 150 liter bass-reflex, 1 7/8" two-layer MDF, weighing 192 lbs. each. The crossovers are DIY, using Alpha Core 12 gauge ribbon inductors Mundorf S-I-O capacitors, and Dueland resistors. I enjoy them every day. Regards, Dan |
I auditioned the Cornwall IV's and loved them. But I didn't think the imaging was quite as good as what I wanted, so I went with the Ardens, without auditioning them, on a lark. I think they would be perfect for your size room. Both are relatively unsightly compared to other options (according to some. I loved both)... But the sound... If you get a chance to audition them broken in, that would be wise. The Tannoys do take about 500 hours to losen up. And it's not a pretty journey at times. I can say the Cornwalls are likely better for low-level listening. They are incredible speakers and just effortless. But if you can open them up... The Tannoys have left me with no regrets what-so-ever. They make almost everything sound realistic. They are a blast. They are alive. They are what I remember liking the best about live music. But they can put it out. While I was breaking them in, I put on a Boccherini cello concerto while I mowed the lawn. My neighbor stopped by and said: "Those speakers sound great! Where are they?" and I had to tell him with a straight face: "In the house." Both have to be a pulled a good ways into the room to get a good stereo image. Same as most speakers. Soundstage is just more complete with the Tannoys, IMHO. But it all depends on what you are looking for. I honestly don't think you can go too far wrong with either. Best! Steve
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Thanks for the Tannoy/Cornwall comparison @sbrogdon , I appreciate it, as this is germane to the direction I've been considering. Not to say I won't research all the other speakers mentioned. |
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