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Small family living room floor-standing speakers?

I’m looking for speakers to upgrade my music listening and provide audio for a 58” TV. The speakers have to be both wife and child-friendly. Don’t need to rock the room, but want the speakers to sonically disappear as much as possible. I need a small footprint. Budget flexible,around $1-2K. Used or new is okay.

15’ x 20’ living room, TV and sofa on opposite walls. Speakers on either side of the TV, against the wall--no space to place them away from the wall.

Stereo: Sony V-FET TA-4650 amp, server-based FLAC library of CD’s, Squeezebox system, Rhapsody streaming, Rotel CD player.

Considering: Totem (Arro?), Epos, Monitor Audio, PSB, Paradigm. I'm wary of the sound quality of on-wall speakers--is that fair?

Ideas? Thanks!
andrewhess
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zmanastronomy
738 posts
 
The Monitor Audio RS6 is a very well reviewed speaker.
I owned a pair,and for there size they could fill a room with well balanced sound.
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
Definitive Technology BP 7004's
meiwan
399 posts
 
If you can pick up a used pair of Spendor S5e's, I highly recommend them. Alternatively, the new A5 (same speaker essentially) can be had used for around $2k.
realremo
460 posts
 
With speakers so close to the back wall, I would warn against anything that is rear-ported. Stick to front-ported models like PSB has. Otherwise you won't be able to use the speaker to its fullest potential; typically rear ports extend low frequency response by having the cabinet set a certain distance from a wall. Front ported speakers don't depend upon this as much.
rdavwhitaker
173 posts
 
I second Meiwan's recommendation. Spendor s5e amd A5 speakers have a small footprint, are attractive but understated, and sound great for their size and price. Thirty watts per channel (which I think I remember is the rating on the 4650) will be enough for normal listening, but definitely will not "rock the room." The Spendors are relatively inefficient.
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