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K-horn won't fit, any other corner speakers recommended for a big room?

I am dealing with two very small corners in a fairly large room that I want to fill with a very open and transparent sound.  I currently have a set of VonSchweikert VR3's in the corners and they sound great on the bottom end, but are lacking the resolve that I am looking for on the top end.  I would like something that is a little less laid back.  As mentioned in the title, I would love to put in a set of Klipschorns but there is a window at each corner that will not allow a K-horn to fit without covering the window.  This is a fairly big room (22 x 30 x9) with three walls of windows and large opening at the back of the room that goes to the kitchen.  Due to WAF, the two corners on the 22' wall are the only locations that are acceptable and yes, my VR3's are about 20' apart.  My listening zone is at about 24-25' away so it works out ok but soundstage and imaging does suffer because of this.  My thoughts are that speakers that are meant to load off the corners of the room and aim towards the center (K-horn) is the correct path for me.  In a perfect world, I would be able to enjoy them at 12' away as well as 24' away.  Currently, my setup actually sounds better at 24'.  Does anyone have suggestions for speakers that are meant to go into a corner or very close to corners?  Ideally, I'd love to get a pair of Maggies because I have always loved them when set up correctly, but I don't know how I could make them work well within my constraints.  One last comment, I still have small kids at home so the wife needs to stay in case that was Option 1.  Anyone ever had this problem to deal with and did you ever solve it?

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For what it's worth, I listened to K-Horns, La Scala, and Cornwall speakers when I upgraded my system last year. I like how horn speakers reproduce music and I wanted to match them with tube amps. Out of the three, I preferred the La Scala speakers because the music was effortless. The Cornwall speakers do produce the "in your face" type of bass that is expected now. The La Scala bass is present, but it is more relaxed and not so energetic. I supplement my La Scala speakers with a Rythmik servo sub to provide more energy below 60hz. The servo provides nice distortion-less bass that matches the La Scala and tube combination wonderfully. As for the WAF, the La Scala has that mid-century design aesthetic that seems to be popular in home interiors. 

@whart I am completely jealous of those beautiful Avant Garde horn speakers. 

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