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Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room

Hi, everyone. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for top speakers in a small room. I now have an Essence tube preamp and solid-state amp, whic is some very nice gear, SME/Graham analog front end, JL Audio subwoofer, and Wilson Watt Puppy 7 speakers. My issue is that I am in a very small room and have to sit nearfield between the speakers, as well as requiring a relatively small speaker footprint. I am in no way dissatisfied with the sound of the WP7's on rock, jazz, soul, etc, but just wondering what other experiences someone may have had in nearfield listening. For years I had some Essence Super Gem monitors but would find it difficult to give up the bass, dynamics, and soundstaging of the Wilsons. I do have a sub, so extreme bass extension is not paramount, but I don't want to run the sub way up in frequency. Any ideas out there? My budget would be approx $20K. Thank you in advance.
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what distance constitutes nearfield listening (as opposed to mid field?)

Right now my speakers are 6.5 - 7 feet from the listening position.

I am considering getting another speaker in house that according to the
review needs 10-12 feet to sound their best, so I'm kind of in a dillemma
over whether a superior speaker that is too close will be better than an already excellent speaker that sounds just right at that distance.

I actually at one point had my current speakers in a larger room, and they actually sounded best sitting approximately at the distance I am now.
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