Quads are fine in general, its your room size (14x8) that is a problem IMHO.
If that were my room to set up I would do it with nearfield listening to small speakers such as small Spendors recommended by Stanwall, or my personal choice the old Rogers LS 3/5a.
Most relatively inexpensive bookshelf speakers are going to be too bright for you, I think, when usedin the nearfield especially if you listen to a lot of stuff like St Saen #3.
Room acoustics in a small room are also very tough - a small room is too easy to overdrive, especially with music like #3 :-), and floor ceiling and wall reflections would have to be carefully damped especially if you are trying to put any distance between you and the speakers.
Now if you are just trying to fill the room with nice sound and are not overly concerned with all of the audiophile stuff like pin point imaging, dynamics, etc, you might consider some very small Omni's which will not only fill the room with sound they will give you a much less fussy listener location (wider sweet spot).
As I said, if it were my room I'd get the Rogers LS3/5A if you can find a pair in great condition. Spendors would be next in line, but be careful, earlier Spendors would be my first choice - later models take on a little bit more HF emphasis and could be percieved by some to be a bit bright in the nearfield.
FWIW. No charge!
BTW did you mean meters or feet when you referred to room size?
If that were my room to set up I would do it with nearfield listening to small speakers such as small Spendors recommended by Stanwall, or my personal choice the old Rogers LS 3/5a.
Most relatively inexpensive bookshelf speakers are going to be too bright for you, I think, when usedin the nearfield especially if you listen to a lot of stuff like St Saen #3.
Room acoustics in a small room are also very tough - a small room is too easy to overdrive, especially with music like #3 :-), and floor ceiling and wall reflections would have to be carefully damped especially if you are trying to put any distance between you and the speakers.
Now if you are just trying to fill the room with nice sound and are not overly concerned with all of the audiophile stuff like pin point imaging, dynamics, etc, you might consider some very small Omni's which will not only fill the room with sound they will give you a much less fussy listener location (wider sweet spot).
As I said, if it were my room I'd get the Rogers LS3/5A if you can find a pair in great condition. Spendors would be next in line, but be careful, earlier Spendors would be my first choice - later models take on a little bit more HF emphasis and could be percieved by some to be a bit bright in the nearfield.
FWIW. No charge!
BTW did you mean meters or feet when you referred to room size?