Great speakers for a small room

wow a ton of great responses. Seems like a lot of us have small rooms and try and stuff speakers designed for big rooms into our little spaces, or we just live with crappy computer / bookshelf speakers. By overwhelming the room I think off loss of detail, boom for complex music. I sit most of the time at a large desk with speakers on either side of me so like headphones (tried my Zu Druids in this room and with height just like headphones) but also have the option of an off centre leather chair in nearfield.

The KT88s get warm even hot in the summer so mostly don't use them on real hot days but they are also fabulous in this small room from about October to April as a second source of heat! My amp is a Bella Extreme 3205.

some of the speakers I have tried over the last 5 years include Paradigm bookshelves (where I started out), audio note bookshelves, audio note e's, ellis audio 1801s, fostex homebrews, cain and cain abbeys, small maggies, zu druids (my speakers in main system), and most recently inexpensive TweakCity bookshelves. Those Dalis sound wonderful - think I am looking for great detail and dynamics at lower volumes and sealed cabinet makes sense - just very pricey.

The Spender SA and Harbeth's small P3ESR are both sealed cabinets as well. Check them out.

If you have $2K - $4K on speakers for your room, you can probably borrow some from local dealers and test them out yourself. Personally, I probably wouldn't spend that much gelt on speakers in a "compromised" (less than optimal) setup. I think that you have already received some great suggestions above.

If you are planning to use smaller, stand mounted "bookshelf" speakers and place them against or near the walls you will probably want sealed or front--ported units. I enjoy a pair of Dynaudio Audience 42Ws in my office, and would also recommend a used pair of Linn Kans or maybe Triangle Stellas or Cometes.

Another way to go might be Ohm Walsh Micros. They sound very good, if a bit different but they would be a great option if you spend much time in your off center chair.

Why not check out Tyler Acoustics, Epos M12.2 or Amphion Helium 2 to name a few that will sound fantastic and save you a good deal of money!