Bookshelf speaker pairing with subwoofer

one more important item  to revisit is the amp power. Fritz will be easier to drive than ATC. It's a moot point though if your amp watts, current, internal power supply are on the high side. Always make sure you have enough juice for the squawker! :)

Excellent ATC recommendation! For those who might want a versatile speaker that can be placed on a bookshelf, or stand mounted near or far from the wall, look at the EPOS ES-7N - another speaker with '7' in the model name. Lots of great reviews and youtube comparisons on this speaker. Designed by Karl Heinz Fink.

Taron, of "A British Audiophile" YT reviews has recently selected the Alta Alyssa as his reference standmount over his previous ProAcs. 

I can think of several small passive speakers that are excellent in 2.1 systems: the Amphion Argon 3S, the Studio Electric M4 and the Vandersteen VLR CT. For actives, the  Buchardt A500 Signatures are excellent.

The list is getting pretty long.

My last small speaker was the Revel M106 and before that the PSB M2 and the Studio Electric M4 is much more enjoyable.   I can't say enough good things about the M4.   Great speaker.