Close to wall monitors for Naim UnitiQute


I'm looking for recomendations for a pair of bookshelf/monitor style speakers that match up well with my Naim UnitiQute AND can go up against (or close to) the back wall. I once read someone recommend Totem Arro, but I really need monitors.

Recommendations?
shazam

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I hear they're great too. I don't think they're easily found in the States though.
Naim N-Sat. I don't like them much, but they're a natural pairing and go right against the wall. If they weren't so "wall of sound" I'd like them a lot more.

PMC's DB1i will well, and perhaps the TB1i. I know the DB1 is wall mountable, not sure how well the TB1 would work.

Focal Chorus 705v

Linn Majik 109 (I think that's the current number)

The Totem Arro won't take up more space than a monitor on stands. Due to its small footprint, it may actually take up less space. Not sure how it would sound right up against a wall, but I've heard them about 6" or so away from the wall and they were fine. I'm a big fan of the Arro. One of my favorite speakers regardless of price.
The Harbeth P3ESR would be a great match. Not sure how much room it needs nor how much you have.
The Arro and Rainmaker aren't that similar. The Rainmaker has been criticized for sounding a bit sharp and edgy. I haven't heard the Rainmaker in a while, but I did hear both side by side a while back. I liked the Arro quite a bit more.

Totem designs each speaker individually. There's no line, so to speak, of small, medium and large of the same speaker. I think Totem suggests the Dreamcatcher as a surround for the Arro, not the Rainmaker. Possibly the Mite, but most likely the Dreamcatcher.

Did I mention I'm a huge fan of the Arro?