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Dali Mentor 6 and Room Size

I’m planning a speaker upgrade and have decided on the Dali Mentor floorstander. I like the imaging and the design of the ribbon and soft dome drivers. My listening consists of 90% classical music.

My question is with a room which measures 12 x 16 x 8 ft. is the Mentor 6 the right size as far as bass performance or would the Mentor 5 be better suited? Mentor 6 has (2) 6.5” bass drivers, Mentor 5 only has (2) 5” drivers. I have auditoned in local HiFi shop, but they’re not available for loan.
Currently using PSB Synch Two’s with a Sunfire 300, ARC CD3 and the sound is big. Great soundstaging, but has that metal tweeter. BTW, my room is very well damped.

My question is not only limited to Dali owners...
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Really appreciate the response, Audiooracle.
I thought the Mentor 5 sounded light in the bass and I like the Mentor 6 with it's extra crossover at 800 Hz. As for the Helicon 400, $5500 is my budget and with a depth of 19", it's too large a footprint.

How does the Mentor 6 rate against the Synch Two as far as filling the room with a tight bottom end? Keep in mind I'm playing classical and the Synch's low end is excellent.
(As mentioned earlier room treatments are in place).
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