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Floorstanding speaker advice needed for long room

I’d appreciate some advice on getting floorstanding speakers that don’t need to be placed too far into a room.


I want to upgrade my bookcase speakers and sub for floorstanding speakers but am worried my room might be too small. It’s 12ft wide, 9ft ceiling and 21ft long (we knocked two rooms into one when we bought the house). Due to furniture layout etc. I have my speakers positioned facing the length of the room. They can be 6ft apart but only about 1/2 to 3/4 of a foot from the wall behind. At some point in the future we’ll move but for now I’d need speakers that sound good close to the wall and this distance apart. They would be driven by a Rega Aura.

I’ve read good things about Spendors and Dynaudio, would either of these be suitable in this kind of space? And if I go for floorspeakers, presumably I can retire the sub (Rel T7).  

side22olto
kota1
2,706 posts
 

I recommend 4 of these, two behind the MLP at the same distance that you are from the plane of the two front speakers and then one each at the first reflection points on the side walls. You can experiment with the reflective side on the side walls but use the absorptive sides behind you.

 

side22olto OP
28 posts
 

Panels aren’t an option as I have my set up in the living room and as much as I want good sound, I don’t want to turn the living room into a recording studio, even if the panels are portable, moving them around etc. is not a step too far for me personally.

gdnrbob
4,447 posts
 

Do not overlook the Vandersteen VLR's. They are made to be placed in a bookshelf. With the right power, they can really fill a room, esp. with a sub. They also work on stands. They look like a basic bookshelf speaker, but out perform many speakers that cost much more.

 

The Rega Aura is just a phono phono stage, isn't it?

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side22olto OP
28 posts
 

My bad, I meant Rega Aethos. Thanks for your feedback, I’ll look into them.

fastfreight
799 posts
 

Hi @side22olto,  My room is about 15 ' wide and 40 feet long.  Family room, eat in space and kitchen.  My Revel Salon 2's fill the room amazingly well!  Their height and size are awesome.  I can even listen around the corner in the (now) open Dining room.  Keep the sub(s) I have two Rel Carbon Specials which make a huge difference.  I run the Revels at full spectrum with great amplification.  A deal at around 12k used.  Ken

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