Sorry to hear about the cancer. I was not sure if it is cool to post the next sentence, but I decided to do so. If you have Brain cancer make sure your docs know about Gammatile,
https://www.gtmedtech.com/
Smaller 3 way floor standers that work in small rooms, something I have been researching and demoing for the past year.
1) Paradigm Persona 3F
2) Vivid Kaya 45 (they have a unique design to handle back wave)
3) Focal Kanta 2
4) Vandersteen Treo CT
5) TAD ME1 (3 way monitor sounds amazing with Luxman)
6) Harbeth Super HL5+
7) KEF Reference 1 (3 way monitor)
8) Yamaha NS 5000
All of these speakers I listed I have heard, except the Yamaha. They all sounded great to my ears. The Yamaha is the one I hope to like the best but it also has a lot of bass which could be an issue for a small space. I am looking to get the Persona 9H for a much bigger room in the future so I discounted the 3F from consideration for the small room.
BTW - for your RJ45 based streamer take a look at the new EtherREGEN that is supposed to filter noise on Ethernet.
https://uptoneaudio.com/products/etherregen
Smaller 3 way floor standers that work in small rooms, something I have been researching and demoing for the past year.
1) Paradigm Persona 3F
2) Vivid Kaya 45 (they have a unique design to handle back wave)
3) Focal Kanta 2
4) Vandersteen Treo CT
5) TAD ME1 (3 way monitor sounds amazing with Luxman)
6) Harbeth Super HL5+
7) KEF Reference 1 (3 way monitor)
8) Yamaha NS 5000
All of these speakers I listed I have heard, except the Yamaha. They all sounded great to my ears. The Yamaha is the one I hope to like the best but it also has a lot of bass which could be an issue for a small space. I am looking to get the Persona 9H for a much bigger room in the future so I discounted the 3F from consideration for the small room.
BTW - for your RJ45 based streamer take a look at the new EtherREGEN that is supposed to filter noise on Ethernet.
https://uptoneaudio.com/products/etherregen