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Re: Speaker size for room area?
the diff. between the three is very very small. remember to have something twice as loud you need 10 times the amount of power. Also take a look at the sensitivity of the speaker. For example 91 Db 1 watt @ 1 Meter, that means that with one watt at one meter away that speaker is putting out 91 decibels of sound.
I am a big fan of B&W 600 series. they make 2 sizes of book shelf I would go with the larger size and a Velodyne sub. To power said B&W's I would go with a ROTEL receiver. I have put that rec. Up against Yam, Den and onk. and it Just sounds better. Smoother and more detail without being overly bright.
I have sold Many, many, many Rotel, B&W and Velodyne combos and it Just sounds awesome.
http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2373http://www.rotel.com/NA/products/Pro...19&Tab=2&Pic=1
good luck and happy hunting.
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Re: Speaker size for room area?
My room is 2000 cf, almost exactly the same size as yours. Over the years I have had a 50wpc stereo receiver, 70wpc surround receiver, 110wpc Dolby receiver, and recently added a 350wpc power amp just for the front speakers. And the speakers have run the gamut from 1970s 2-way large bookshelf models to my current 4-way, 4 feet tall powered towers.
My point in mentioning all this is that I was very happy with each combination. They all filled my 13 x 19 room with very satisfying sound. I'm sure that the system I'm now using would also fill a much larger room. I think your concern shouldn't necessarily be whether or not the speaker/amplifier combination will be loud enough (almost any will be, short of some dinky HTIB systems), but whether you will be pleased with how the speakers sound in your room. Listen carefully. Good luck.
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Re: Speaker size for room area?
Hi Chris,
What matters with larger rooms is not so much how loud your speakers can play, especially if you're sitting fairly close to them (i.e., 10-15 ft.) Rather, their bass output is the real issue. The problem is, large rooms "soak up" bass (sorry for the poor terminology), so larger rooms require speakers with more or larger bass drivers. Othewise, they will sound "thin" and insubstantial.
That said, that largely changes if you're using a subwoofer. I'm using bookshelf speakers with 6-1/2" speakers in a 9000 sq. ft. family room and with subs it works fine.
See more on this topic in Parts 1&2 of the house curve article linked in my signature.
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt
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