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Personally, on that list, I would go for ASP8s or Adam A7s. The ASP line are amazingly well engineered, and pretty much everything Adam make kicks ass.
Lets get one thing out of the way... Cheap 8" speakers will always have a dip in the midrange. This is because, generally speaking, the larger the woofer is, the more low it will produce (less higher frequencies). Cheap 6" speakers deliver good mids, but you need to couple them with a sub to get a full sound range (PROVIDED YOU HAVE ACOUSTIC TREATMENT FFS). This is why KRK RP8s suck dick. IMO, ASP8 upward is where this dip becomes less apparent. In general, you will find Event monitors have a cleaner midrange than other similarly priced brands. Mackies do have this dip... but it is manageable.
Now, do you go for the 8" Events or the 6" Adams? Two things come in to play here... First, you need to decide if you like the sound of Adam ribbon tweeters. 99% of the speakers in the world DON'T use ribbon tweeters, and they do have their own unique sound. You need to be aware of this. That said, when done properly, ribbon tweeters are much more revealing than typical domes. Second, listening environment... If you're in a small room with no accoustic treatment, throwing 8" monitors in will do more harm than good. In such cases, you are best of getting a set of 6" speakers and have a sub on a foot pedal IF YOU NEED IT occasionally. Using a sub gives you a bit more control over how you tune your lower end to your room.
You should add Genelec and Dynaudio to your list too, like cyrus said. 
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Anyhow, am I wrong in going for 8 inchers for their ability to provide deeper low end output? I definitely will be working with 65Hz and lower frequencies for my other projects... Heck, even trance will have some of these low frequencies in there, after all, it IS club music.
