Help with high end bookshelf speakers

It's for sure an LS3/5a size space. I'd actually shut the conversation down now and go find yourself an nice set of Charwell, Rogers, Spendor or whatever other brands use the classic spec. They will knock your socks off if you haven't experienced them before set up correctly in a smaller room. Just my opinion...

@renosteve  -- you completely misread my question.  The "Why?" was not inquiring as to why you were asking about speakers, but rather why you failed in multiple responses to say what speakers you currently have. 

For example, if you have (and love) a horn setup in your current system and are trying to carry that forward into your new listening room, that eliminates at lot of options people have suggested. 

You mentioned KEF R3 Metas, but the way you wrote the sentence sounds like those are not your current speakers but rather an experiment you tried for the new room.

So we STILL don't know anything about your current setup and the sound you're looking for.  It's always odd when people ask for help and then withhold information. It makes one wonder...

So we STILL don't know anything about your current setup and the sound you're looking for.  It's always odd when people ask for help and then withhold information. It makes one wonder...

@mlsstl Yeah, the writing’s on the wall here.  When trying to get the most basic info to help someone is like pulling teeth I cut bait as I have here.  If others wanna spend their time throwing darts at a board blindfolded more power to them — I’ll spend my valuable time helping other people who don’t make it so hard and where it’s far less likely that I’m just wasting it.

@deep_333  , how long does it take you to compose these pearls of stupidity?  I hope you don't waste too much of your valuable time thinking this crap up.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but, a 11 by 12 closet is not hifi, it is about as lofi as it gets for a room. That Hegel isn’t hifi either. Hence, you’re just not a hifi guy anymore ..you are a midfi/lofi kinda guy ( and such is life).

Just don’t overthink it, get whatever li’l box, put it in the 11 by 12 closet, lower all expectations and make do with it.. If you restrict your playlist to female vocals @ 60db, everything should work fine (make you feel like you’re very hifi or something).

God bless.

Have in a second system, 13x13 room, for rock and roll only, a pair of Fritz carbon 7SE mark 2's complimented by a SVS SB 3000 sub. Good electronics also. Perfect at a reasonable price. Plus Fritz is great to talk to and deal with. Will never sell mine, they sound that good. Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, AC/DC