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Re: I've read speaker reviews since the 1960's (none have come close to the broad-based enthusiasm I read about the Ori

Posted by Pepe Le Loco on September 26, 2005 at 10:38:40:
"The smaller the room, the bigger the inherent advantage of dipoles"
Would you say then that a speaker like the Orion is less well suited for large spaces with very high ceilings? In a larger space would a more traditional monopole have the advantage?
I'm looking for speakers that handle the complexity and dynamics of large scale classical music without getting muddy, yet that also maintain the organic body of the sound.