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ute-friendly speakers?

A mint pair of maggie 3.3R are leaving me, to make room for: 1) more room in the house and 2) a ute that's about to be ambulatory. This means I need to "upgrade" to a speaker that is 1) able to be pushed up near the rear wall and still sound good (the maggies are three feet out) and 2) no unguarded components within 2 feet of the floor (lookout for that caroming ute with a sharp pencil!).

Because it would be too easy, I have to rule out bookshelf/stand combos (yes, there's some WA factor there). Based on audiogon pricing, it looks like I have between 1,500 and 2,000 to spend. I'm not fussy about buying used. The amp is a NAD 125 wpc, with a powered monitor audio sub, and the room is 20 x 30.

Once I discovered the maggies, I never thought I'd let them go, so I have not stayed up on speakers. Is there something that meets my (admittedly picky) critera, and still maintains some of the imaging and openness of the maggies?
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ed_sawyer
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Why not just teach the kid to not mess with them? Yes, sounds impossible but I bet it can be done. When I have kids (soon, if fiancee has her way... ) I dont' plan on changing gear at all. Perhaps I am optimistic, but I think it can be done, with careful discipline, attentiveness, (and perhaps a fence of some sort... ? )... Sure, the seriously dangerous/expensive tube amps will be in a locked room, but the HT system will be in living room... do a search here on Agon, there's been some threads about this before... you can have your stereo and kid too... ;-)

-Ed
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