What is the best loudspeaker for a small room?


I have a very small audio room, 16 ft (L) X 14ft (W) X 8 ft (H). What are my options if I want a floor standing loudspeakers? Of course price is an issue but maybe I can equate the price later on based on the performance of the speaker. I enjoy listening to almost all types of music using pass labs pre xp20 and power xa100.5 amps.
jerrypan
08-29-12: Highendav123
I aggree with the above. DOn't get speakers that are to big but get ones that fit the room....

Generally good advice; it's not easy to dial back a big-sounding speaker in a smaller room. Fortunately there are some floorstanding speakers that are making this easier. The GoldenEar Triton Towers I mentioned earlier have built-in active woofers. To fit it in a smaller room, just turn down the woofer control on the speakers themselves.

Another trend is seen in the PSB Synchrony towers and the Monitor Audio floorstanding speakers such as the Silver RX6 and RX8. These speakers come with foam plugs to change the bass output in the room. In the case of the Monitor Audios, they have both front- and rear-firing ports, so you really have four different bass loading profiles:

o Both ports open
o Front port plugged
o Rear port plugged
o Both ports plugged
Take a look at the Vivid Audio v1.5. Very easy to work into a room but very dynamic and musically engaging. I use them with Aesthetix gear and absolutely love them. I also think for how they perform they are very fairly priced.
Jerrypan-The Kef 203/2 is a world class speaker. Is lack of very deep bass an issue? Have you worked on room acoustics or considered a subwoofer?
As a last resort you could get the Polk Lsi15. I promise not to tell.
Rok2id

I had a pair of those. Replaced them with a pair of Proac Response 1.5s. Can't honestly say the Proacs were better.