Thanks for your responses so far--some models mentioned here that I've never heard of so that is welcome. Kana--my current speakers are fabulous and I never thought I would part with them but we have put an offer in on a home where my listening room will shrink from the current open floor plan with a main listening area of 15 X 23 X 9 to a 13 X 17 X 8 closed in room. The DA-1.1's may end up being too large a presence in the smaller space which will have lots of furniture that will keep them pinned to the rear wall so I'm looking for options in case the deal goes forward. One speaker I am considering is the Vandersteen Quatro which has a powered sub that can be contoured to the room and is slightly smaller physically than my DA-1.1's. I'll do some investigating of the options mentioned here as well.
Full Range Speaker That Can Play Near Boundaries
Application calls for a full range speaker in the 10K range that will work well in a 13 X 17 room but little ability to move the speakers out into the space due to furniture and WAF issues. (Speakers will be maximum 18" from front wall either positioned on long or short wall). Looking for a real music lover's speaker, not a hifi demonstration. Very real midrange--lively and tonally correct with taught bass (not bloated or slow), dynamic yet non-fatiguing sound. Soundstaging and imaging are secondary to accurate tonality and lack of coloration. Suggestions?