I've heard numerous Spendor speakers placed fairly close to the back wall. Their newer, floorstanding speakers, like the S5e and the S8e sound pretty good, if you are not a bass freak or play speakers at very high volume.
Personally, I like their older, "classic" models, which are warmer sounding and seem a bit more musical, although they don't conform to current favor (punchier upper midrange/treble).
The larger Spendor speakers, like the S-100, are often not good near a wall because the bass becomes too prominent.
I would also look into the Audionote line of speakers. They are specifically designed for near wall placement. All of their speakers are extremely musical, natural and relaxed sounding (but NOT dull sounding). They too don't curry to common audiophile taste for apparent detail, transparency, etc. They just sound great.
Personally, I like their older, "classic" models, which are warmer sounding and seem a bit more musical, although they don't conform to current favor (punchier upper midrange/treble).
The larger Spendor speakers, like the S-100, are often not good near a wall because the bass becomes too prominent.
I would also look into the Audionote line of speakers. They are specifically designed for near wall placement. All of their speakers are extremely musical, natural and relaxed sounding (but NOT dull sounding). They too don't curry to common audiophile taste for apparent detail, transparency, etc. They just sound great.