Full Range Speaker That Can Play Near Boundaries


Application calls for a full range speaker in the 10K range that will work well in a 13 X 17 room but little ability to move the speakers out into the space due to furniture and WAF issues. (Speakers will be maximum 18" from front wall either positioned on long or short wall). Looking for a real music lover's speaker, not a hifi demonstration. Very real midrange--lively and tonally correct with taught bass (not bloated or slow), dynamic yet non-fatiguing sound. Soundstaging and imaging are secondary to accurate tonality and lack of coloration. Suggestions?
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I will also chime in with a recommendation for the Gradient Revolutions. I have heard them sounding great in quite small rooms backed up near the wall.

Audionote speakers are also designed for near wall/corner placement and sound very good too. They have the advantage of being much easier to drive, and the disadvantage of being quite ugly to look at while the Gradient is quite handsome. It may seem odd to recommend both because they sound so different (Gradient is more of the lighter texture "airy" sound, Audionote is warmer, somewhat bloated in the upper bass), but, both are quite musical and pleasing to me.

A friend has a small and rather difficult room to get decent sound, but, he has finally found a speaker that works in the room. He has a pair of the floorstanding Sonus Faber Liuto speakers. This is a smoother sounding, less top end emphasis, speaker than most of the prior SF lineup.
Duke (audiokinesis) Does look like a sweet deal at the price. Sure Duke has the design very well sorted, Plus if you like buying from one of the most helpful guys in audio. Dukes your man. Kind of a win win you get wonderful sound and support from old Duke.
I agree with what people are saying about Duke's speakers and if you are going to get new speakers Duke's design should work great.

Another solution if you want to keep your speakers is to use room correction. The Lyngdorf products will give you flat bass response improve imaging greatly and allow you to put speakers against the back wall or in the corners.

I am a Lyngdorf Dealer.

Neal