I have a rectangular lower room about 14' x 20 feet. The key is often the listening is done in an adjacent room or upstairs, so the speakers need to move a lot of air. Passive, I have my own amps and subs. Occassionally I will listen in the room, but more often to a dedicated 7.2 setup (that uses different speakers than the stereo), and of course, people are in the room when the tv monitor is being used.
I currently have some speakers that I won't name, but they have an 8" main driver. Looking for equivalents or upgrades. Floor or stand mounts are OK, I have a sub good down to 30Hz. I disagree with those who think SPL's on or off axis or estimated room output from a Klippel equates to real sound and feel when trying to match 8" speakers that for better or worse (re: linearity) are actively interacting with the carpeted floor and room walls. So please don't send me to some spreadsheet that will point to some 5" active monitors, chances are I've tried them and/or own them.
I own and have tried about 4 pairs of speakers I use elsewhere, that have medium to rave subjective reviews here, sometimes depending on if PEQ applied. I have Roon, but it's not always the source, maybe 75% of the time, with the other 25% being vinyl, cassette, or CD player, or audio mixer for live music. Again, the TV system does not use this pair, it is setup and calibrated, and will remain separate from the audio only system.
I currently have some speakers that I won't name, but they have an 8" main driver. Looking for equivalents or upgrades. Floor or stand mounts are OK, I have a sub good down to 30Hz. I disagree with those who think SPL's on or off axis or estimated room output from a Klippel equates to real sound and feel when trying to match 8" speakers that for better or worse (re: linearity) are actively interacting with the carpeted floor and room walls. So please don't send me to some spreadsheet that will point to some 5" active monitors, chances are I've tried them and/or own them.
I own and have tried about 4 pairs of speakers I use elsewhere, that have medium to rave subjective reviews here, sometimes depending on if PEQ applied. I have Roon, but it's not always the source, maybe 75% of the time, with the other 25% being vinyl, cassette, or CD player, or audio mixer for live music. Again, the TV system does not use this pair, it is setup and calibrated, and will remain separate from the audio only system.
