It moreso depends on how far away from the walls and corners you can place your speakers. You will get reinforced, modal bass if you're in the corners. MRC can help but it won't eliminate all problems. If at all possible, I would try and move my listening position farther away from the back wall or, at least, heavily dampen the back wall with acoustical absorption.
My front left and right speakers are about 2ft away from the sides and rear wall (although there is also a bookcase behind one speaker between it and the wall, so only about 1 ft space). Moving the listening position is not practical as I listen to everything in the main living room in the house and it would not fit with other furniture.
FYI, my existing plan would be to buy font left and right, plus a centre speaker. I don't see an investment in floor standing speakers worthwhile for my rears at present, as they'd be stuck very close to a sofa and therefore would not have the space they need.
I'm currently using Cabasse 5 Io speakers + Cabasse Jupiter subwoofer which I have loved for years and the Meridian 861 has given them a new life, but the 861 has also given me a taste for more! To start with I would probably use my existing rears, but if I were to upgrade them I would expect to need wall mounted speakers.
Beyond DSPs I would consider some good analogue speakers and have been wondering how something like the Kef 203/2 would compare to the DSP range. I'm leaning towards the idea of Meridian, but haven't heard anything yet. One of the problems of buying secondhand is that it's difficult to try out first.
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