Recommendation of a good nearfield speaker


I know this question is probably asked a lot but, I want a speaker with a forward sound, almost like headphones. Any recommendations in the used or new 1500 - 2000 dollar range.
fruff1976
Boy , if you had a few extra thousand you could get into a set up like this
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1260483048&/Gradient-Helsinki-1.5-speakers
The closest to a headphone setup I've seen.
Hi

Has anyone ever use open baffle speakers in a near field listening environment?

I'm hoping to get a pair of open baffle speakers that feature the Audio Nirvana 'Super 12' Cast Frame Full Range drivers and was wondering if anyone has used them or any OB set-up in a nearfield environment. How did it sound?

I'm going to be approx 6ft away from the OBs and they would be about 5ft apart.

Thanks in advance.