Need speaker recommendations.

Well  I am quite different than the above poster but I think the difference is that I like harbeth speakers but I have a high power solid state amp.on them. A mark Levinson 33h. Harbeth s like lots of power. So I also have a pair of slh5 speakers. Not one of the monitor s. They are far more more musical than the monitor speakers. You will need an amp that can swing current.  Now if you want tube amplifier s I would recommend a canary amp. I had a stroke of luck the other day and bought some new old stock ca160 monoblocks for a great price. Between that and the canary ca801/802 preamplifier and a Krell KPS 20i I had they are really making an older pair on equation 25 s I have sing. Wonderful combination with second generation transparent reference wire. Those speakers are rare but when you find a pair cheap. Here is a link to the harbeth speakers.

@henry53 

it's all relative, I tried a dozen speakers and found one pair exceptionally good, one that you found boring. 

This is the size smaller I listened to them back in the day I thought these were no e I liked the 25 s better these were 7000 Canadian the 25 were 10000.canadian

+1 Klipsch Cornwall IV. MaybeTannoy too. 
 Your other gear?

I have been very Happy with my Sonus Faber Sonetto Viiii;s. down firing port works well , 2 feet from the wall should sound fine. I also love the shape and color choices (I have piano black, but the walnut and piano white are quite nice)