Can I ask why only bookshelves? Compact floorstanders could give you more bass per dollar, with no need for stands.
Also, have you got any acoustic treatment in your room? And have you experimented with speaker placement. Brightness can come from side reflections and excessive toe-in.
I agree in principle with several of the brands posted above: Spendor, Dynaudio, Nola.
Also, have you got any acoustic treatment in your room? And have you experimented with speaker placement. Brightness can come from side reflections and excessive toe-in.
I agree in principle with several of the brands posted above: Spendor, Dynaudio, Nola.