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Cheap volume for large room

I just moved into a loft style condo and am dealing with a huge room - 45' l x 24' w x 20' high. It is eating my ML ReQuests for breakfast and I'm thinking I need a bigger, taller, cheap set of cone based speakers to compensate. I think good clean stereo in a small room is killer but this room kicks sound quality down the priority list.

After poking around I found the PSB T8. They look perfect with 3 tweeters and 3 subs but the model is new and a bit out of my range at $4k+ (T8) used.

http://www.avrev.com/gifs/psbplatinum/T6.jpg

Anyone know older model speakers similar to the PSB T8? Or just models that move a lot of air for this huge space?
winchell
btstrg
185 posts
 
Martin Logan Prodigy's.
I have a large room not near as big as yours and My Prodigy's could use more space,Probably a little more than you want to spend but they would work extremely well in your size room.
cmo
471 posts
 
I agree with Btstrg.......... I have Prodigy's (and think they are stunning BTW) in a room that is a lot smaller and can only wish for something like yours. I think with some treatments on the walls and in the corners you could have something special.

Chris
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onhwy61
5,225 posts
 
Winchell, please clarify your aim. Are you looking for a system that will fill
the entire room with well balanced sound? Or are you looking for a system
that sounds well balanced and provides sufficient volume in a well defined
listening area of the room?

Here's a few quick thoughts. One of the problems most speakers will have in
such a large room as yours is generated enough bass volume. Moving your
speakers closer to the rear wall might help. You might also consider adding
subwoofer(s) to your current setup. If the lack of volume problems is further
up in frequency, then the cheapest solution is to move your listening position
closer to the speaker position. Sound falls off at 6dB/meter.
mikesinger
572 posts
 
look at a pair of vandersteen 3 or older 4's...
winchell OP
11 posts
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

Unsound -- Klipschorn...looks different...what's the catch?

Btstrg -- The ML Prodigy is only a step above my ReQuests. I really think the electrostats are part of the problem because of their characteristic placement sensitivity. Don't get me wrong, ML is awesome...for small rooms.

Onhwy61 -- basically fill the room over good sound in one area. The ML's sound great but only at a low volume and front-and-center. They don't have any "reach" on the low end. The treble is also bright sounding partly because there are absolutely no soft surfaces in the space. I know there are things that can be done about the overall sound other than replacing the speakers but I feel like it would take way too much building "around" the ML's.

So main goal is to fill the room with a warm sound and enough bass (preferrably without a separate sub).

Right now I'm looking at the Legacy Classics and PSB Stratus Gold. Any others (used) worth looking at for up to $2.5k?
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