Best Smaller Bookshelf Speakers For Use Exclusively With Ambient Music?

Budget/accompanying  gear and will you be using speaker stands?

DeKay

Totum Mite (already mentioned) is worth looking into as well as Totum Sky.

Sonus Faber Lumina I or II might work depending on the amp.

I like the small Silverline and Reynaud speakers, but did not see any for sale on the used market.

There is one pair of Reynaud Twins MKII listed as "pickup only", but the ad has been up for 6 months (I'm 99% certain that they are my old pair -  per the pics/slight damage to one back corner).

DeKay

Another good small room speaker the comes to mind is the Quad 12L from maybe 20 years ago.

I see a pair for sale here @ A'Gon currently.

I tried them briefly with one of my vintage Pilot PP EL84 amps and also a Musical Fidelity X-A1.

They sounded very nice with both, but better overall with the MF (which is smooth/open sounding SS with 6X+ the power - the Pilot is maybe 10-12 real watts).

There is also an "L2" version for sale here, but I'm not familiar with that model.

DeKay

jl35:

What size room do you use them in.

The earlier version I tried was good in our living room, but kind of draw dropping, considering the price, when I tried them in our spare bedroom (approx. 12 X 16).

The spare room had the advantage of them being symmetrically placed (without other door openings/rooms in the mix).

The living room is an odd "U" shape including the dining area/kitchen, and also considerably larger in volume.

DeKay