The best speaker for a small room...at any price point.

I have listened to Audio Note speakers on many occasions, not interested at all... to my ears they are veiled and fail to image realistically due to their almost total lack of depth portrayal ( is this surprising since they are designed to be listened to right up against the wall...what's up with that??)  That, plus their pricing structure is way over the top IMHO.

I have a pair of Maggie 3.7i in a 12x15 room with a sub it will blow you away. The smaller Maggie’s would be fantastic too.

thanks @johnto
I was also thinking something like this..

if you do not mind...how far are your Maggies from the front wall ?

Choice of gear, and especially so speakers, cannot be made independently from associated components. 
But let's say that in an absolute, I would choose as much as possible the best quality/price ratio above which no improvement is found.
A few years back, I discovered the brand XTZ and was captivated by the many and unanimous 10/10 notations from all sorts of reviewers around the globe about their Master M2 model. I dont usually buy on reviews, but they all seemed so overwhelmed by those and with such a reasonable price that i decided to purchase. Since then, I continuously claim that this is the best ever buy I have ever made, and I own many other and high end gear. They are and by a very very long shot, the best quality/price gear i've heard, and one of the best bookshelf speakers I've heard regardless of price.
The others to add to this list for me would be SF Guarneri Tradition, Kef Ref.1, Tannoy Eaton, Tannoy Autograph Mini with perfectly integrated subs, XTZ Divine Delta.
But again, depending on room acoustics and associated amp/preamp, many good bookshelves could be made to play at a very very high level of performance.

The original Pulsars would be a better fit over the new Pulsa 2 Graphene version in a room tis size. I've had the originals and now have the Grapnenes in an 11.5 x 12 and can't get the bass under control with the Graphenes.