Recommendations for Speakers that can be used close to the rear wall.


I am looking to replace my Magnepan 1.6 speakers with smaller speakers that can be placed close to the rear wall. Due to a move to a new home my listening room does not allow me to place my speakers the recommended distance from the rear wall. I am limited to just a few inches at most and I do not want to move them back and forth as I now do with my Magnepans. My room is large (17’ x 26’x 9’) with more open space next to it. The speakers are placed along the 17’ wall. I use a solid state Belles 150a Hot Rod amp with Sonic Frontier tube preamp, Dac and phono. I would like to limit the cost to $3,000/pair. I want the speaker to be no more than 48” high. I listen to various types of music ( rock, jazz, classical) and don’t play my music loud. I do not need a lot of bass for my musical enjoyment. I like the sound of the 1.6’s especially the way they play jazz vocal music, but am open to considering other types of speakers. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
sml19
Years ago, for a Maggie customer, I installed spikes in the metal stand straps by drilling holes then tapping them. Worked very well. I was thinking maybe you could install office chair type wheels and just wheel them out from the wall for listening. Or maybe use something like Herbies:    https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/loudspeaker-rack-decoupling-and-isolation/products/threaded-stud-glider?variant=12651505680439
Also; some LInns, Gradients, Thiel Powerpoints, Vandersteen VSM-1's. I'm sure there are others. Some of the above might best be used with sub-woofers.
+1 Larsens

Or a used pair of NHTs, also made for placement on a wall. Cheers,

Spencer
Cornwalls.

It's only in the damn name ;)

But Cornwalls are your answer, can be up against a wall, the aren't Maggies but the sound is closer than most other box speakers.