High end bookshelf speakers for Small room

@saurabhgarg I have heard the TAD ME-1 and it is an excellent speaker. Use some warm gear with it for that Beryllium driver. However, I thought it would be too much for my small office, unless I used DSP or more treatments. My dealer for this speaker also said it may be a mistake to get the ME-1 for my 12 x 11 x 9 room but  I have 4 extra feet from a removed closet door.

When I had my KEF LS50 Meta in this room it needed acoustic treatments to make it work with my KEF KC62 sub. It was a great setup for the price. 

My current Magnepan LRS+ and KEF KC62 sub is a better fit in the small room. I removed the first reflection panels for this speaker and the sound stage is massive. with a lot of depth. It is not as revealing as the ME-1 or the LS50 Meta. I understand Magnepan has a more expensive iteration of this speaker that is supposed to be more detailed (or it could be the speaker one step above the LRS+).

I have not head this LRS+ 'clone' yet but it is supposed to be better and perfect for a small room. 
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I wanted to hear the new

Clarisys PICCOLO

but was not able to, but did hear the $65k top end model with a $100k CH Precsion amp. It sounded really good, and the Piccolo would work in a small room.

OUR MODELS (clarisysaudioglobal.com)

Another option and one I will make soon is the RAAL 1995 Immanis ($10k) headphones for a small room. Drop the room from consideration.

@perazzi28 You need a big room for the NS5000 unless you use DSP or a lot of treatment. I have it in a big space and would never try it in the small office. The NS5000 is a "bookshelf" in name only. it is a huge speaker. The real bookshelf NS3000 may work in the small space but I have not been able to hear it. Only place that I know where you can get it is in Canada and they did not have it on the floor for demo.

Currently I am using an Audioengine 2+ speaker that I got for $170 last month. It is about the size of the Audience 1+1 that I owned at one time. I had the 1+1 v3.

In the smaller room that I am in now the Audioengine 2+ works better than the Audience 1+1 v3. It is easier to place. I have them on stands BEHIND me. I am using the great KEF KC62 sub with them. The 1+! v3 was the most difficult speaker to place that I owned. I kept the KEF LS50 over the 1+1 since it had less room reflection issues with the LS50 (still a lot to deal with).

Today the Audioengine 2+ are sounding decent with a Benchmark DAC3B,  a Schitt Mjolnir v3 preamp, along with the KC62 sub. Streaming is fibre based with a ROON client. A bit of a crazy setup but it may work for some people.

Saying all of that. I decided to buy a used Magnepan Mini system yesterday. I already have a Sanders Magtech amp (no longer on sale now) and I will replace the 2+ with the Maggies on the stands behind me. The 2+ will go on my desk when I want audio for my YouTube or sports viewing.

The Maggies will work the best of all the speakers I have owned in a small room because they have less reflection issues, I have owned the LRS+ before in a small room (a bit bigger than my current office).

I was considering the JERN speaker that AudioTroy was mentioning before. Again, the speakers would be on stands behind me. That JERN speaker seems like a great small room speaker.

I am also expecting to buy an open baffle desktop speaker from Requisite Audio. I have heard a prototype in June, and it was rather good. I likely should have waited on the Magnepan Mini until I heard the completed open baffle speakers but that will not be a short-term purchase option until I get some cash.