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Afraid of too much bass...

I will soon be moving into a smaller house, where my listening room will be 13 X 18. With a room that size, would I be better off with standmounters or full range speakers?
The reason I ask is because I sometimes think that with a room that small, full range speakers might provide too much bass. As I don't have lots of space for placement due to the size of that room, which is better?
Right now I have Focal JM Lab Chorus 816V, but I am looking to change them anyways in order to get something with richer mids, maybe a textile dome for smoother highs. My amp is presently Creek Evo, but I am very tempted by the Creek Destiny. CDP is Rega Apollo.

Main question: standmounters or full range, independently of the amp issue.

Thanks everyone for your input!

Patrick
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ejvl752
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Hello. My room is 12 X 19, basically on a par with yours. My setup is a REL205 sub with a pair of Silverline SR15 monitors.
The REL can be easily "tuned" to integrate with the monitors, no problem there. One thing that did make a welcome addition was an ASC Sub Trap for the REL. Got it off the floor, decoupled the bass from the floor and put the sub on just a slightly lower horizontal axis from the monitors.
Really "locked" the room and presents excellent music quality at all listening levels.
I live in an apartment so I need to be careful of neighbors needs, but although I have substantial bass, it seems to have worked nicely!
Good luck with your choices and enjoy!
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