Harsh but fair. Pretty much have to deal with the space I have and do the best I can.
I will say, like I mentioned to PicaDiet, I have much larger alcoves in my upstairs area and auditioned many speakers and even with really bad acoustics I can still tell a big difference between speakers. Yeah its not ideal but speakers still can sound good in spaces like that even if the layout isn’t. I could go Klipsch or Kef but I tried those in the upstairs alcoves and they didn’t sound as neutral and warm as the Arendals so I’m fine spending a bit more for that sound even if I’m doing the speakers a disservice. I do think the new space with the alcoves will be much better than the upstairs area that also have alcoves and that give me some hope that it’ll sound pretty good :)
Haha at this point I’m determined to make it work…ill show you guys!!!