I have a pair of 4349s and they do very well at low listening levels. The 4349s are hybrid horns, the bass unit is a traditional 12 inch cone in a front-ported enclosure. LF horns are not typically compact nor are they inexpensive unless you are building them yourself.Klipsch La Scala is about as compact as you will get there, the Klipschorn and Jubilee are very large, Horns units from Avantgarde are difficult to source and large, but some are available with a sub and can occasionally be had used.. One solution I have seen is to put Klipsch Heresy on a stand, which would present the two horn elements at ear height.
JBL 4349 at low listening levels.
The JBL 4349 was recommended to me for my 11 x 13 room, specifically for its superior dynamics and full bodied sound at low volume levels. My personal definition of low listening levels is 50-55 decibels. I also considered the 4367 which is twice the price of the 4349, but I believe the 4367 would be too big for my room, aesthetically and acoustically.
My question is do the JBL's 4349 play full bodied and dynamic at around 50-55 dbs?
The main reason I am looking at a horn style speaker is because of their supposed superiority at low listening levels.
Thank you for any thoughts you may have.