Bookshelf speaker for an apartment


I rented a 1BR apartment as a 2nd home and want to upgrade my speakers.  I currently am using Totem Mini's through a Denon AVR-X6200.  My speakers in my main system in my home are Sopra 2's.  Due to Covid I am unable to audition speakers but have read good things about the Focal Chora 806, Aria 906 ane the B&W 707.  I would like to keep the budget under $1000 for the pair but go a bit higher for the right speaker.  I welcome suggestions.  Thank you.
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I just uncrated a pair of Andrew Jones DBR 62 past Friday.  Speakers placed several feet from back wall, more mid-room.  In other words, not the ideal placement for enhancing lower frequencies.  

Experience thus far, while only several hours, appears that the speakers will reproduce sound stage, imaging as recorded.   So bad recordings will sound badly.   Fortunately, the converse is true ... Don Fagan's Kamikiriad was heavenly ... while a 1980s  AAD recording of Beethoven's Fifth Piano concerto was shrill. 

At sub $800 please consider these!   I believe these babies sourced with Roon or a decent DAC (with proper placements) will be a mind blower!  Good luck!