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Room size & choosing speakers

I am new to all of this and trying to find best size speakers for a small room. I recently listened to B & W 802D's (with a McIntosh MC452 & C-50) at a local audio store & loved the sound. It is a great deal of money for me, but worth it if I can create that magic at home.

My fear is that I will be listening in a 10' x 12' room and that the speakers will overwhelm the room. I also think of the B & W 803D's (smaller, less money, not quite as full sounding), and still have the same fear.

Right now I am trying to decide between the 803D's & the 805D's with a good subwoofer (possibly Rel 328 or JL audio F112). Any thoughts or help greatly appreciated.
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tboooe
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I used to own the 802Ds, 803Ds, and 805Ds and I will say a
10x12 room is definitely too small unless you spend some
effort into room treatments. I personally would start with
the 805Ds and go from there adding a sub as required. BTW, I
used to be in 25x20 room and now have a 10x11 room. I am
currently using some SF Auditor Monitors at lower listening
levels and it works great for me.
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