I agree that the hawks do perform pretty good in a larger room. There reviewer of "The Audiophile Voice" placed the Hawks in a 13X20 room and quote...
"Over all, the hawks are more natural sounding than any other full-range system i've had at home"
and
"The hawks can play at realistc levels closely matching what would be heard from an orchestra in the middle of the concert"
But I do have a hard time believing that they can't perform well in a smaller room. Maybe you loose a little imaging but the dynamics gained would make up imo.
"Over all, the hawks are more natural sounding than any other full-range system i've had at home"
and
"The hawks can play at realistc levels closely matching what would be heard from an orchestra in the middle of the concert"
But I do have a hard time believing that they can't perform well in a smaller room. Maybe you loose a little imaging but the dynamics gained would make up imo.