Thanks. I didnt know that the genelecs play louder and cleaner. I thought the revels would cause they are passive. Isnt 8 to 10 feet normal listening distances? I dont know about the loudness that I need but I currently use old energy c-3's (as
http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/revequip/energy_c3.htm) fronts or usher x-719s and an old Infinity primus Pc351 as center. They are with an adire audio tempest 15 in a 122 liter sealed cabinet and a kicker Solobaric L7S10 DVC4 sub L-ported tuned to 23hz. Footprint is 14"X14". height is 4 feet 6" more or less. The subs are crossed over at 80 hz and I find the maximum loudness to be room shaking when testing with war of the worlds. Peaks were tamed with a behringer feedback destroyer but I currently am not using it now.
What are the recommended speakers based on "would have gone larger than that for ht"? But based on your above statement that genelecs are louder and cleaner than the revel m105 and the jbl 308 then I am currently prefering the genelecs. I thought that they do not get as loud and are more appropriate for nearfield applications.