This reminds me of something. Among my nearly half century of owning B&W's, I had tall electrostatic panels speakers for 25 years. Instead of placing them near a wall, I removed a section of the wall and used the speakers in two different rooms. The sound was certainly clean and crisp from the upper bass to the mid-range, where 'stats really shine. I had originally done this for the early, wood framed Magnepans, but those speakers were not really good at anything, except for sounding like Bose 901's with an even worse head cold than they had.
Speakers good for close to wall placement
There are quite a few speakers I would like to purchase, but I need to be realistic. I will need to find some speakers that perform well when placed close to the rear wall. After that choice I can move on to selecting the proper integrated amp to drive them. Any suggestions on which speakers work well near the rear wall?