I have heard the AG Duos in four different rooms, including two small rooms and liked them in all instances. The bass sounded more even and better integrated in the larger rooms, but there was plenty to like in even the smaller rooms—vivid, lively sound, and reasonably natural tonal qualities.
Plenty of other horn systems, even quite large systems sound good in small rooms (look at Japanese audio magazines to see how many such systems are crammed into small spaces). The waveguide of a horn reduces the impact of room interactions and so they can work well in smaller spaces. I don’t know where someone would get the notion that 15’ ceilings are needed—explain what you personally heard (not youtube nonsense) that is the basis for this claim.