Vlad, you haven't told us the dimensions of your room. Size does matter :)
What's small to some, may be large to others.
I'm in a pretty small room (11'X13') and am having very good success with (are you ready for this?)...Magnepan 1.6/QRs!
I've only had them for about a month, so I'm still working on "fine-tuning" the system. I do have some of the problems that Audiokinesis mentions, ie resonant modes (midbass emphasis), but nothing more than any of the other speakers that I've tried (Aerial Model 5s, Hales Concept 2s).
I've got them on the short wall approximatey 6 1/2 feet apart and 2 1/2 feet from the front wall. They're about 1 1/2 feet from the side walls. I sit about 7 feet away from them and the sound is incredible.
They could probably benefit from a larger room but, IMHO, there's not much compromise sonically in the small room. Best of all - if and when I'm able to move them into a larger room (right now the living room is a "playroom" - we've got a 3 year old and 1 year old twins!) I won't need to buy new speakers. They're flexible enough to work in virtually any size room.
Big does not necessarily equal incompatible. Conversely, small does not necessarily indicate compatibility. Most small speakers are tuned to emphasize the midbass to begin with and most are also ported to the rear. This combination can be most frustrating.
My .02
Good luck.
What's small to some, may be large to others.
I'm in a pretty small room (11'X13') and am having very good success with (are you ready for this?)...Magnepan 1.6/QRs!
I've only had them for about a month, so I'm still working on "fine-tuning" the system. I do have some of the problems that Audiokinesis mentions, ie resonant modes (midbass emphasis), but nothing more than any of the other speakers that I've tried (Aerial Model 5s, Hales Concept 2s).
I've got them on the short wall approximatey 6 1/2 feet apart and 2 1/2 feet from the front wall. They're about 1 1/2 feet from the side walls. I sit about 7 feet away from them and the sound is incredible.
They could probably benefit from a larger room but, IMHO, there's not much compromise sonically in the small room. Best of all - if and when I'm able to move them into a larger room (right now the living room is a "playroom" - we've got a 3 year old and 1 year old twins!) I won't need to buy new speakers. They're flexible enough to work in virtually any size room.
Big does not necessarily equal incompatible. Conversely, small does not necessarily indicate compatibility. Most small speakers are tuned to emphasize the midbass to begin with and most are also ported to the rear. This combination can be most frustrating.
My .02
Good luck.