Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ??

@bigman 

Those Larsens are .... funny looking. :-) Interesting though. Time to do more research. 

I think I'm going into the analysis paralysis stage.  

I see another vote for Vandersteen...

This would be so much easier if we could just demo the things! 

I gave my son a pair of Magnepan MMG's which he uses in a small room in his apartment in NYC.  They sound fine.  Go with the Maggies.  

I owned maggie 1.7i's and went to Spatial X5's.  That AMT driver in the X series is phenomenal.  And Maggies are a pain to drive.  I will tell you this....I haven't owned a box speaker in 30 years.

I have a pair of magnepan 3.5r in room 13'x17' and they sound amazing. Very open sound with nice deep bass. I'm using a Krell FPB-600.

I've owned Spatial M4 Turbos, Ohm 2000s, and Vandersteen 1Cis over the years. I loved the Spatials – amazing soundstage depth and ease – but they had a relatively small sweet spot and really needed some air around them to sound their best...I can't speak to the newer Spatial models and what they have done with their new drivers that might ameliorate those "issues." The Ohms provide wonderful, room-filling sound, but IMO they beg to be opened up volume-wise...probably not an issue for you, but it was for me in an NYC apartment (which is why I replaced them with the Spatials, which do great at low volume). The Vandys may have been my favorite of the bunch...zero listening fatigue, spacious sound, surprising bass extension...they just sound "right" – at least when they were paired with a Belles Aria integrated (can't speak to other combos). They just sound meaty and solid to my ears. They're not as fussy as either of the other two re: placement, and are easier to drive than the Ohms. They'll leave some room for your Dane, too. ;)