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Are there any bookshelf speakers that sound good on a bookshelf?

Due to aesthetic considerations I am pretty much confined to using bookshelf speakers.   I have a REL t5 subwoofer that fills out the base nicely in a 12 x 16 room but want a true bookshelf speaker that can sit on a bookshelf that images well, has a sweet midrange and creates a large soundstage.   I’ve previously been using  Klipsch Heresy III as my “bookshelf” speakers and have a pair of B&W 805 D3’s on their way for a listen.  Budget is up to about $8k.  
What have you heard that might be worth a deeper dive that fills this description?
pscar
mofojo
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Kinda rare but Guru QM 10-2 plays well on a bookshelf or up against a wall or corner. Very musical big sound. 
pscar OP
23 posts
 
Thanks for all the thoughts.  I was unaware of the Wilson Audio Tune tots (thank you rego)!   I auditioned them today and was really impressed.  Going to listen again and then maybe see if I can do an in Home trial.   
Only in Audiogon can you get this sort of feedback!
seventies
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I chose the Totem fire as bookshelf speaker....with need for a speaker that was genuinely 'bookshelf'.
I chose the Totem over the B&W 805d3 and Kef reference 1, in which respect the CNET 'review' of the Kef reference 1 'strikes a chord'
ie "the 805D3 is a higher resolution, more transparent design".
I found the Kef muddy....there is no other word for it....and the Totem narrowly more resolving but with deeper bass than the B&W 805D3.
To re-iterate, the Totem midrange resolution exceeded that of the B&W.
'The 'continuum' cone B&W midrange is, as another dealer offered, compromised by attempts to employ it as a woofer.
I hope these impressions are of use to others.  I was fortunate to have the opportunity to hear all 3 loudspeakers in the same system and room.
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