which is a better speaker

@mahgister ,

I agree with your room comments to a point. Depending on the size of the room and how far you sit away makes a difference. For instance if you have a 15x20 room and put the speakers on the short wall and sit 7-8ft away room treatments don’t matter all that much unless you play at loud levels 

@mahgister ,

I agree with your room comments to a point. Depending on the size of the room and how far you sit away makes a difference. For instance if you have a 15x20 room and put the speakers on the short wall and sit 7-8ft away room treatments don’t matter all that much unless you play at loud levels

You are right...

I discovered that a small room like mine is 13 feet square, is the easier to acoustically control, because of the reverberation time and reflection.... In a more rectangualr room and way larger i will be obliged to recreate all i know... Acoustic is an ART based science like medecine... Those who claim it is a science only are sellers not scientists...

@mike317 

"well I got 8 replies thanks for your time however nobody said anything I didn't already know the only thing I learned is that there is a bunch of crabby old guys on this site. Oh yes I myself am 65 but I hope I don't wind up like you guys "

You asked a question and people spent their time trying to answer it in the most helpful way possible and the best you can do is complain because they didn't give you a definitive answer to what was, at best, a purely subjective question.

To me, it seems like you don't really care much about sound anyway. More like an old crabby guy trying to recreate his dream stereo from the 1970's.

Perhaps you should find a website that specializes in vintage equipment. It would be a much better place to get an answer to your question.

And don't let the door hit you on the way out.

I own the HPM’s, bought a pair new in about 1977, drove them with a Pioneer SX-750. They’re easy to drive and have a classic sound. That being said, it’s hard to say which speaker will be better, after nearly 50 years, either will probably need some restorative work. Same with your Marantz .I still have the Pioneer, as well. This stuff is like owning a classic car. Endless fiddling, and almost anything new will perform better. And yet, sometimes you can’t help yourself, lol. Good luck. For room treatments, it's hard to go wrong with a couple of macrame' hangings, and a poster of Farrah.

@tony1954 

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