Not to 'X' foils with Erik, but...imho 'smaller' is faster, but I've played about with trying to pace with the large Heil AMTs'...but I goof about with various combinations to fill the hours.
Currently, the low-mids X out from a pair of 6.5s' into a pair of 10s' for most of their range. The 'bottom' Xs' down to an 8" self powered sub...
An odd coupling, perhaps...but my space 'x v. y' is similar to our OPs'....except for ceiling 'z', which is 13~14 ft. And there's other issues that drive me to 'ignore the room' per Linkwitz...
(...still trying to convince our cats to act as bass traps, but they ain't buying it...messes with their sleep patterns....🤷♂️🤦♂️...)
I've got 2 - 18s', a 12 that's better suited to a 'street boomer', a pair of JBL 10s' that could be pressing into service.... But, have 4 - 8" that I'm considering for a 'swarm' arrangement for my walsh drivers....*s*
Got the means and the methodology just have to give up that annoyance called 'sleep'....😏👍