Just want to mention that between now and Christmas, many speakers are on "special" if you look. For instance, Crutchfield has the Wharfedale EVO4.2 on sale for $999 now (no stands, you'd need to budget for some, perhaps Monoprice for now.
You just missed the ELAC Halloween sale - RATS. Polk was running a good deal on their Reference series (the R200 would have been a contender) but now they are pushing their older, more expensive Legend series (the L200 are $1200).
Good luck! For your room, as someone noted, front ported (if ported at all) speakers might be best.
Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
Hello all. I posted this earlier under the title Book Shelf Dilemma. Thank you to the many who replied with excellent advice and suggestions. Some responders asked about the room dimensions and as I investigated the suggested speakers I concluded that the room dimensions and furniture set up may be important to consider. So, I am reposting with a schematic of the room which shows the Bay Windows and furniture as well as a note that the insulation between my apartment and the unit below is marginal. I make this point with the understanding that a Sub Woofer may be good to include.
Note: I want to position the speakers along the Bay Window facing back into the apartment and dining/kitchen area. Most of my listening is done from this area.
Budget - $1000.00 (with stands would be a bonus)
Amplifier - McCormack DNA 0.5
Pre - McCormack ALD-1
Source - Cambridge 851N - Spotify Premium
Music preferences - fairly eclectic
Jazz (Bony James, Lee Ritenour, Paul Harris, Bob James)
Female Vocals (Eva Cassidy, Duffy, Sarah Jarosz, Nadine Anderson)
1980’s Rock (Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Dave Mason)
Thank you all for your suggestions and advice1
Ray