Best skiinny floorstanders


After 10 years with a pair of Martin Logan Ethos speakers, I'm considering moving back to boxes, box speakers that is.   I'd like to avoid big obtrusive box speakers and am considering some skinny ones in the $8-12k range like the:
Devore Fidelity Super Nines
Boenicke w11s
and...
.... other suggestions

The room - is around 18 by 30, parts with a low ceiling, carpeted, and the wall behind the speakers is books. Serves as gym in the early am when my wife pulls out the rowing machine and turns the tunes up loud, play room for the grandkids in the afternoon and listening room for me in the evenings.

Currently running all tubes but I'm open to changing that up too.
Taste in music - eclectic.

Thanks in advance!
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Try listening to the monitor audio platinum 200 Gen 2, there in your price range, about 12,000 list, very natural three-dimensional sounding speakers. That AMT tweeter is very sweet.
“play room for the grandkids in the afternoon and listening room for me in the evenings”
You are blesses to see your grandkids daily!
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I always thought the svelte Totem Arro, Audio Physic Spark, and Vienna Acoustics Mozart had great looks.
What sound characteristics are most important to you and what would you like to improve over what you have now.  BTW, the Boenickes are great but not sure they’ll work too well with a tube amp. 

Don't leave the Joseph Audio Perspectives off your list!
Basically the same size as the Devore Super Nines, and renowned for their huge, punchy, clear and rich sound.
(I own a pair after a very extensive search to replace larger floor standing speakers and love them).
Those elacs on the bay are out of stock. I don't know why anything is listed if out of stock. 
Just say’en those ELAC fs 609’s are $21,000 pair, a little more
than the OP’s 8,000 / 12,000 budget.

Regarding skinny thats somewhat relative.


Yeah but this cdc2 OP is what they go for used. I'd snap these up in a second if in Australia.
Could touch up the chips good as new, found women’s finger nail polishes perfect for this as it’s cheap, gazillion different colour shades and comes with the touch-up brush.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Elac-FS-609-X-PI-Floorstanding-Speakers-Pair-Used-/373287202206

Cheers George
Just to be clear, I'm looking for the skinny on skinny speakers not the fat cat solution, and yes $8-12k is the price point 
Just say’en those ELAC fs 609’s are $21,000 pair, a little more
than the OP’s 8,000 / 12,000 budget.

Regarding skinny thats somewhat relative.
In that case then I'm sorry. But maybe they make a phono stage you can buy some day?
Haha.
I included the misspelling to increase views, and. yes I own a Schiit DAC too.
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These are killers from Germany, amazing mids/highs and bass, I have a "similar" pair on my second system, and they don’t let me down, and my main system has always been Martin Logan esl Monoliths with Neolith panels and before that Accusat ESL’s

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/elac-fs-609-ce-speaker

Cheers George