Interesting point, that having the speakers behind and at an angle is less fatiguing. The cheap sat/sub system I have now right in front of me on either side of my monitor does get fatiguing and I find myself turning them down a lot (of course, they're bad speakers anyway). In this case I'm looking for background music that sounds good. The Magnum Dynalab receiver probably is overkill, but I originally purchased it for another purpose where simplicty plus a great tuner was ideal, but that purpose didn't pan out so i thought I would adopt it in my office. I originally planned on having a small system in my office with an FT Audio passive preamp and a couple of inexpensive Wave tube amps. Don't really need a tuner in there. The receiver may end up for sale as new-in-box on Audiogon (but it sure is beautiful too). Shoot, maybe I'll put the preamp and tube amps in the bedroom if my wife accepts the notion. Or just sell the preamp as new on Audiogon. Hmmm...
But back to the point of speakers. I think the Linn Kans will fit the bill: musical, small, and easily back up against a wall.
But back to the point of speakers. I think the Linn Kans will fit the bill: musical, small, and easily back up against a wall.