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need to down size to monitors

I recently moved into a place with a much smaller living room(15'x15')with a usable space of (11x11')due to walkways.so as a result my floor standing speakers (axiom audio m60)don't have enough room and look huge.I would like to get some monitors on stands. They need to be easy to place i.e. close to walls have good bass say down to about 40hz. I don't have room for a sub any more either. I listen mostly to classic rock and rock and I am getting into some acoustic folk.My budget is around $2000.
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paulsax
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PMC DBi. if the small footprint units like Mapman suggested are a possibility than the smallest unit (GBi I think?) may work. May be too expensive though the DBi is in your range easily. Lots of good choices listed above. the pmc units leapt to mind as they are front ported with the transmission line thingy and you mentioned a wall concern. Myself I'm not sure about the porting sensitivity issue. I have some era D5 units that I'm really happy with and while they are rear ported I cant hear any difference at all until they are within one foot from the back and a few inches on the side. typical ymmv of course.
dorkwad
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There are no finer sounding monitors than VMPS 626R's with auricaps, fst ribbon tweeter, sound deadening, and megawoofers. The clarity and dynamics will amaze you along with the beauty of the sound. They can go within 1 ft. of the rear wall but will sound even better away from the rear wall. The speakers are 24" H, 10" W, and 13" D and weigh about 56 lbs. The cabinet walls are more than 1" thick mdf.
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marakanetz
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I think in your budget Totem Mani2 is the winner.
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czbbcl
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I went from Thiel 3.6's to Focal Be 1007's about three years ago and have been very pleased with them. Listen mostly to Classic Rock(Zeppelin, Floyd, Nirvana) , Classical(Symphonic Works) and Jazz (Female Jazz Vocals, Krall, Barber) . I power them with a Cary SLI-80F1 and even with the amp in Triode mode (4o wpc) they will blow you out of the room with volume and bass. Not sure they fit your budget though (Used).

Chuck
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