Floorstanders with a large sweetspot


I'm looking for a pair of floorstanders under $2.5k new or used that (1) can be placed close to a wall and (2) have a reasonably large sweetspot. I will drive then with an integrated tube amp, TBD based on the speakers. The room they will be in is 12 x 18. Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks.
andrejb
I second the Philharmonic 2 recommendation. It has a very large sweet spot. Any place in the room will sound great. It will go close to a wall as suggested, but since some of the sound comes out the top module and bounces off the front wall, you might want to hang a tapestry, absorption or diffusion panel behind each speaker for the best sound.

Bob
Great answer Drew eckhardt,
As a devotee for years of First Order Crossovers because of the phase correct delivery, I overlooked the directionality that they impart.
Its almost as if the Laws of Physics conspire to give us that dogmatic, equal and opposite thing in every category.
Comb filter effects, off axis aberrations in frequency response...as mentioned narrow 'sweet spot'...all negatives.
So when I designed the LSA Loudspeakers, one goal was to use a crossover that did NOT limit listening position as much.
My (now ex) wife used to say, 'I can only hear 'this' speaker, pointing to the one in front of her.
In experimenting, by using 2nd, 3rd order in my design, as well as the now more popular radius side wall cabinets, almost all of the directivity is gone.
I must admit to almost arbitrarily sitting closer to one speaker nowadays...just because I can and it's somehow liberating...certainly not confining.
Again, good answer and interesting thread.

Larry
"As a devotee for years of First Order Crossovers because of the phase correct delivery, I overlooked the directionality that they impart."

Lrsky, why is a first order crossover more directional?

I always thought dispersion to be more a result of other factors, like frequency, driver shape/topology, cabinet effects, etc.

Thanks.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I also forgot to mention that the speakers must have high WAF. This makes my task quite difficult. I wonder if Zu Audio speakers will fit the bill, or even the Tekton Audio Lores or M-Lores.
Audiokinesis Rhythm Prisms offer very flexible placement and a large sweet spot.