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Best Small Speaker NOT B&W's 805N?

We auditioned B&W's Nautilus 805's in our living room and they sounded great. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't like the aesthetic styling of the B&W's and would prefer a more tradional looking box. We'd like to listen to some alternatives before making our final choice and would appreciate some help. Our living room is sonically awkward, because it is large and very bright. The windows and the furniture are situated to take advantage of some lovely views; but this makes speaker placement difficult. Still, we can create a quite nice near-field listening environment so long as the speakers we use are roughly the size of the B&W 805N's. We listen mostly to jazz, particularly piano and vocal. We would appreciate suggestions for 'best' speakers that are similar in size to the B&W's but with a more traditional look to them. Thanks in advance for your help! Kurt ield . look of the tweeter sitting on top of the box We have a living room in which the furniture layout prohibits anythin auditioned the B&W 805 Nautilus y wife and I
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Check out the Dynaudio line. For the money, they are tough to beat. I have a pair of 1.8 MKII's and my wife loves the looks, even though she would prefer to have nothing instead. We too have alot of wood and glass where the speakers are and they match beautifully. You will be hard pressed to find a better speaker line in terms of build quality, looks, and most importantly -- sound. You can find alot of good deals on this website. I got my 1.8's for $2100. They are cherry and flawless. I can build any system I want around them and probably won't need another speaker for at least 10 years.

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