Best speakers for near-field listening?

You will get good sound from the MMG's. I have spendor BC-1 which work fine in nearfield but my magnepans work nearly as well. Plus if you get in a space that is larger, you are set up. One other advantage you have is the 30 day home trial that magnepan offers. You won't be sorry.

Your room is too small for good system, near field set-up means listening position and speakers form equilateral triangle, so your speakers are only going to be about 4ft apart also which gives very small 3D presentation, small monitors are best, but still very limited in your space. Any speaker will work in nearfield position, but most set-ups form 6-9ft equilateral triangle which produces spacious 3D soundstage.......the point of nearfield set-up is to minimize secondary reflections from other surfaces, Sam

check out the eminent technology lft-11 - this is specifically designed for *really* nearfield applications - i.e. computer speakers. this is an audiophile planar loudspeaker w/two-6.5" dynamic drivers in a separate enclosure. get more info at: http://www.eminent-tech.com/lft11prod.html good luck, doug

AudioPhysics will be perfect for you.

If your taste goes toward brighter, detailed-sounding speakers and you don't need a whole lot of bass, check out the ProAc Studio 100's. They call them "Studio" 100's for a good reason -- they're made for nearfield monitoring. The port is even on the front so you can back them up close to a wall (not typical of ProAc design). You can find them in lots of pro studios around the world. Note: They mate well with Transparent cables.