Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander?

I own a Proac Studio 110 and it is rated 33 hz to 30 khz.Very nice high/mid...a little tiny shy on the low end but can live with it...i am not a bass freak anyway.
Very musical and lots of fun to listen to especially biamping...tube amp on hf and s/s on mid/bass.

Thanks for all of your responses guys (or gals).

I think the issue I'm having is likely a combination of all of the factors mentioned above (speaker choice, driver configuration, cabinet resonances, room acoustics...)

Sadly, most of the speakers mentioned are out of my price range at this time. I'm hoping to spend around 1K or less used.

Pryso: Yes, I should refer to them as monitor or standmount. Thanks for that.

Mapman: Can you make a recommendation for a speaker that has "as few transducers as possible and for the configuration of those drivers present to approximate a point or line source and a neutral timbre overall."?

I plan on going into specifics about speakers I've heard and asking for recommendations but I'd prefer to do that in a seperate post.

What I'm hearing so far, is that most of you believe you CAN in fact get that "monitor magic" I've been experiencing in a floorstanding speaker.

Eyediver: If you go with Merlin, you will need to replace your entire system. Bobby insists on Cardas cables, it used to be Joule electronics, etc. It seems as though his speakers are voiced in such a way that they only sound "right" with certain -- and expensive -- equipment. That always struck me as odd, but that's the reality. They're also lacking in coherence. I think you can do a lot better for less money. (Bobby certainly doesn't skimp on the quality of the stuff he puts into the boxes, and that is reflected in the price.)

You might want to check out Von Schweikert, Spendor and Totem's The One. There are lots of good choices out there.

"That one's a bit of a stretch." Couldn't agree more, it seems to be the standard here anymore. Some also are the first to stretch and it's seems to be a part time job at it ! Only in America can one waste so much time and energy on baloney.

EyeDiver,

OHM Micro Walsh are floor standers using a Walsh driver configuration that meets those criteria in your price range.

I use slightly larger and more costly versions of these in my system, but the Micros come pretty close to these from what I have heard.

Totem Arros also but you've already eliminated those.