Need Speaker Opinions please


My room size is 8 FEET HIGH -20 FEET LONG -14 FEET WIDE. is this considered a small medium or large sized listeing room? I am pretty new to this hi fi game so there are alot of things im unsure of, i live in a very small town with no major hi fi shops, this is why i need your thoughts, I want floorstanding full range speakers, my budget is 4000 dollars, i want speakers that output enough bass that i woulden't have to add an external sub. Can u guys give me the names of some speaker that fit this bill, the few allready on my list are, gershman avant gardes,legacy focus "used", and the tannoy d 500 or 700's . I listen to alot of rock music, so, the less neuteral sounding the speaker the better, i have 1000 cd's and most of them are poor recordings. the rest of my gear consists of the mcintosh mc 42 premp, mcintosh mc 352 power amp. can u guys add to my list of speakers i should be sure to check out along the lines of what i am looking for, i could really use some help here, thanks for taking the time to read. Regards Mike korn@idirect.com
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Korn, You won't go wrong with a pair of Legacy Focus. Recently upgraded to the Focus. The bass in these Focus are something to behold. No need for a sub with these, three 12 inch woofers. Their midrange is world class, bar none. The Focus are also very efficient, around 96db. My wife and I listen to mostly rock, but not exclusively, and these babies kick butt. You can usually find them used for around $2500 - $4000. Check ebay every now and then. That's where I purchased mine. Go to legacy-audio.com and check out their website, if you haven't already. Good luck with your hunt, Skip.
Korn, The Steradian Environmental Processor you are talking about does not add bass. It electronically removes the boominess that is inherent in certain sized rooms at some of the lower frequencies. To put it simply, which is the only way I know how, when a bass note is struck you can sometimes here it reverberating (kind of like a low frequency echo). The Steradian will allow the note to be heard without the echo. Does that make sense? It really doesn't add any bass, Legacy says that the Steradian tightens up the bass. Don't know know that to be true. I don't have the Steradian on my system. The bass my Focus puts out are incredible. You can feel it. If I'm missing something, I'm not aware of it. Maybe that's good, or not so good... Hmmm, not sure. Not trying to convince you either way, just inform. Hope this helps, Skip.