mine are in a 12 x 16 room and they are borderline too much. I normally don't do this, but I'd suggest you shy away from the 80's. To really make the 80's sound their best, you have to give them some room behind and from the side walls. I also think you need to be sitting no less than 10' from the drivers. That's just my personal experience with them and shouldn't be taken as gospel.