reddog5 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey guys, new here. Found this site a couple of weeks ago and am totally confused about what speaker I need. Listening room is 15X15 with 12 foot ceiling. Not into HT but picked up a Pioneer Elite VSX-99 cheap. Pair of KG-3.2's. Looking for something a little better to fit room. Reading past posts here has totally confused me about what I want-need. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thinking about Forte II, Chorus II, Heresy? Will upgrade to tube amp in future. Thought I would need to start with the best speaker for room size first. Any ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76scalas Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Welcome.Go for the big ole horns! I have La Scala's in a 12W X 15L X 8H room and they sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 There is no need to hhange to another speaker unless you want to. You have what you need if they sound godd to you. With the possible exception of the K-horn, speakers are not required to "fit" a room and one is never a "bad fit" if it will go through the door. I can't really imagine what you are really asking. There are rooms that will sound bad no matter what speakers you put in there or where you put them. Yours might be one of those. At 15 x 15 it will surely have standing waves at a wavelength of 15 feet which is 75 Hz (1130/15=75) and again at 150 Hz. Since 15 and 12 are divisible by 3, I'd expect a big resonance at 377 Hz. There are other rooms that will sound very nice if you move the speakers around and find a good spot. A room can be so big that the speaker cannot get loud enough to fill the room no matter how powerful the amp is. Imagine a warehouse with Blose cubes in one end. Finally, a speaker can be so big it dominates the room visually (so what!). Or the big speaker is large and has long throw horns so that you never get far enough away to get a coherent sound from them. If your 3.2 don't sound good, I'd trash that receiver. A Pioneer will never let a Klipsch sound as good as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.