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That's what I was just thinking. Then the problems go away, no door.

Geno,

When I say 'different', it isn't tone. It's more like the speaker is in a plywood box.....muffled, just not right. There is nothing that an EQ could do to fix the problem.

I don't know what the minimum is for M60's to be away from a wall, but the 80's should be 8" min and not stuffed into a corner. You may get away with being a little closer with the 60’s, but I just don’t know.

I am a tower speaker advocate, but John is right. the M22's would most likely be 'enough' for that room.

The right thing to do would be to move the screen to the wall you are building unless there’s some driver that kills that option.

Also, keep in mind that a bigger speaker will not be "too much" for a small room.

A bigger speaker will mean more range and a "fuller sound" but will able to be played at louder levels without distortion (hence the term "enough to fill the room").

In that case, the M60's would give a fuller sound down to the mid and upper bass regions than the M22's will. However, the M22's will fit the job very well. I have them and couldn't be happier, but in my situation it is impossible to have floorstanders so I don't have "upgraditis" .

Good luck!

I would guess there will be a door in the wall for access to the rest of the area, thus having the same screen issue on the new wall.

Doggie door?

Bingo, Tharkun!
I will have a matching door when I build the new wall, leaving an aisle from the new door, past the seats, to the door in the picture. Behind the screen is a furnace room & storage area. So my width is the same, no matter which way I face.

Where does that leave me...?

M60's are out of the running, right?
I can put W22's behind a 106" screen, or place M22's below a 100" screen. Distance from the side wall will be equivalent for both cases.
I'll have plenty of bass with twin EP's. Would it be beneficial to "help out" the 22's (and VP150) by setting the crossover at 100hz? I was wondering what frequencies are affected by a "mid-bass hump" by placing a speaker too close to a boundary wall... If 80-100Hz is part of the affected range, then switching that over to the properly located EP's would help, yes?

How about a vote?
1. M22's + VP150 beneath 100" screen
2. W22's + W150 behind 106" perforated screen
3. M60's + 27" CRT if that's what it takes!

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Could there be any way, per chance, that you could extend the room by 3 feet (adding to the 19 feet) and have a door to the side?

I'd never be able to get that approved by the zoning committee, AKA my WIFE! Just getting her to OK a wall at all was quite a struggle... People talk about WAF of speakers, but this was an entire wall that she did not want!

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