In my opinion, you can have a bit of overkill with a speaker purchase for a particular room. For instance, an Atlantic Technology 8200 system in a 10x10 room or Dunlavy towers in a small HT.
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"Too Much Speaker For The Room"
I've heard this statement thrown around by a number of people over the years, and I'm just wondering if you think there is any truth to it. Can a speaker really overpower a small room? I understand that a small speaker will naturally have a hard time filling a huge room, but is it possible that a large speaker will be unable to perform properly in a smaller space? At what point does it become too much? Would a set of something like Paradigm Studio 100's in a 14'x16'x8' room be too much?
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If you're sitting close enough to a speaker that you can tell which driver is working, the speaker is too large for the listening space.
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Originally Posted by osiris13 /forum/post/12907511
I've heard this statement thrown around by a number of people over the years, and I'm just wondering if you think there is any truth to it. Can a speaker really overpower a small room? I understand that a small speaker will naturally have a hard time filling a huge room, but is it possible that a large speaker will be unable to perform properly in a smaller space? At what point does it become too much? Would a set of something like Paradigm Studio 100's in a 14'x16'x8' room be too much?
If you're sitting close enough to a speaker that you can tell which driver is working, the speaker is too large for the listening space.
Your room size, rather than small is average. The Studio 100's will work fine, but be advised that you will benefit from having acoustical treatments.
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Originally Posted by osiris13 /forum/post/12907511
I've heard this statement thrown around by a number of people over the years, and I'm just wondering if you think there is any truth to it. Can a speaker really overpower a small room? I understand that a small speaker will naturally have a hard time filling a huge room, but is it possible that a large speaker will be unable to perform properly in a smaller space? At what point does it become too much? Would a set of something like Paradigm Studio 100's in a 14'x16'x8' room be too much?
Your room size, rather than small is average. The Studio 100's will work fine, but be advised that you will benefit from having acoustical treatments.
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