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Small monitors/bookshelves for classical music

I currently own KEF iQ5 floorstanding speakers and ROTEL RB980BX Power Amp. I listen to classical music(Bach, Mahler, Wagner, etc). Though KEF iQ5 lacks deep bass, I am completely fine with that when listening to classical music.

I am seeking to buy a pair of new/used monitors/bookshelf speakers. I want a truly "bookshelf" speaker which can be put on a desk or even a bookshelf. I will not put them on stands. Neither will I pair them with a subwoofer. But I will pair them with this ROTEL RB980BX. ROTEL RB980BX is very powerful, 120W/ch. I can spend below $600.

After doing multiple painful searches online and on this forum, I have several potential speakers/monitors in mind.
PSB Alpha B1
B&W 686 or 685
Paradigm Mini
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hl10027 OP
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Rgs92, thank you for your reply but Cremona Auditors are way out of my price range of $600.
hl10027 OP
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Rlwainwright and Schubert mentioned KEF 103.2. This interests me.

BTW, what do you mean by KEF sound? Since I listen to no other speakers substantially, I do not know if I will prefer other kind of sound. Moreover, is my KEF speakers of the typical "KEF" sound?
hl10027 OP
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Dear Zmanastronomy, Tekton design highly interests me. They looks just cute. I saw it was rated as "best value under 1000" on audioreview for its Tekton Model OB4.5. But they might be very hard to resell, compared to B&W, PSB or KEF.
hl10027 OP
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Thank you all for recommending so many options to me.
I see several major options:

Von Schweikert VR-1
KEF 103.2
Rega RS1
Silverline Minuet Supreme

I would like to know which is better in dynamic range.
Dynamic range is quite important to me for my symphonic music listening.
hl10027 OP
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Hesson11, welcome. So many recommended Rega RS1 but it seems that not many are actually owning them.
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