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That room is going to be a challenge to make any speaker sound it's best. Square rooms have issues with standing waves (the speed of sound / 24' is 46 Hz). Plus all those hard surfaces are going to cause reflections.

A $1200 speaker plus $800 (probably don't even need to spend that much) in treatments will sound better than any $2000 speaker in that room.

Look at a rug for the floor between the speakers and your listening position. Then some diffusion for the first reflection points along the walls and perhaps ceiling. Also some bass traps tuned to the major modes of the room for the corners.