I have M80's, a VP-150, and a pair of QS8's in an 11'-8" X 16'-4" X 7'-0" room. My feeling is that running a speaker at a smaller percentage of its power handling capabilities means less overall distortion, and less chance of distortion induced colorations (especially in the bass region). I opted for the largest speakers and couldn't be happier.

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