Back to Basics with Magical Mini Monitors

Having spent more and more money on bigger and bigger speakers, a new apartment with smaller listening dimensions is forcing me back to basics.

I am trying to install a pair of mini monitors on stands to sit on either side of a projection screen and preferably function well against a wall.

I have very fond memories of a friends pair of Rogers LS35a's circa 1980. And one of the better demos I have ever heard in a New York audio shop was a tweaked out Linn turntable playing through a simple Naim Nait with the original Linn Kans on the original Linn stands.

I mention these designs because I think they were not ported in the rear and therefore could be pushed flush against the wall which will help me immensely.

Therefore, if anyone could update me on this style of speaker I would greatly appreciate a better understanding of what I might buy today.

Rolled off frequency extremes, limited bass, difficult to drive, euphonically coloured, overpriced etc etc no problem whatsoever.

Just please give me midrange that will make me cry.

Thanks.