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Entry-level speakers

Hi, I'm just starting out on a decent system. My source is a music hall mmf-5, and I'm considering the PSB Image 4Ts. In about 15 months I'll be moving away to college, and needless to say, I probably won't have a huge listening room. Until then, I'll be listening in my current bedroom which must be about 350 ft^2. Does anyone have an opinion on the 4Ts ability to fill a large room and sound decent in a cramped room? Would the 5/6/7 Ts be overkill? I like the 1Bs, but there's so little bass, and they sound small. I've also heard some B&Ws, Vandersteens, and Martin Logans...each of which sounded good, but probably wouldn't be practical for me. Are there any other speakers I should listen to? Other than space requirements, my only other major limitation is money. I have saved up about 10 thousand and I'd like to use roughly 15 hundred to two thousand on my system (speakers, amp, cables, etc). Thanks in advance for any help.
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You need to go nearfield -- get some nearfield monitors; this way you will cancel out the effects of bad room acoustics as well as allowing you to get away with lower power. I recently tried this out in a small, cramped bedroom with a pair of Spendor 3/5 (which I think you should consider used) --

these speakers are descendants of a strictly nearfield monitor and so, unsurprisingly, I have found they sound best nearfield--in my case 6.5ft apart, sitting 6 feet away. The sound is smooth, full and balanced with great soundstaging. Volume is not a problem---in any event, I think you should take care not to get speakers that are too big and overpower the room.
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