I wasnt going to respond to this but now I guess I have to. The Harbeth Compact 7's that I own, are not "compact" at all. They are about 6 or 7 times as big as the LS 3/5a in volume, ie, twice as high and deep and maybe 1 1/2 as wide. They are wonderful and if you can use a speaker that large, check them out by reading the reviews downloadable from the Harbeth website and call Simply Music, an Audiogon dealer and their North American distributor. I also have a pair of LS3/5a size Harbeth HL-P3's that I prefer to the ProAc mentioned, but it does not really have more bass than the 3/5a and it is small scale.
If you like the ProAc it's a good bet in a small speaker. Reference Audio Video is a good source.
It seems to me though that if you want to stay with a small speaker and can spend a little more money, JM Reynaud makes something better than the one Dekay mentions (the "Trente" maybe?), and there's a small Sonus Faber model too. In the same small size as the 3/5a (almost) but with a lot of bass and louder bigger sound is the Totem Model One.
You should try to listen to some of these.
If you like the ProAc it's a good bet in a small speaker. Reference Audio Video is a good source.
It seems to me though that if you want to stay with a small speaker and can spend a little more money, JM Reynaud makes something better than the one Dekay mentions (the "Trente" maybe?), and there's a small Sonus Faber model too. In the same small size as the 3/5a (almost) but with a lot of bass and louder bigger sound is the Totem Model One.
You should try to listen to some of these.