Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000?

Mirage Omnisat OS3 FS. 93 dB efficiency, 5-1/2" x 6-1/8" footprint. Very good sound; fills a room effortlessly, attractive, devoid of cabinet resonances.

05-03-09: Dgaylin
Although the Mirage's (recommended by Johnnyb53) may be okay. I'm a tad concerned about sound quality from a dipole speaker though.

The Mirages are anything but a dipole. They have a hemispherical dispersion pattern with a 60% bias toward the front. You don't have to be between the speakers to get correct timbre and a soundstage; it stays put no matter when you stand. They are very room filling. The entire bedroom would be the sweet spot.

I can vouch for their sensitivity, too. I have one model up, the OMD-15, rated at 91dB. They are in a large, high ceiling open architecture living area, and 85 wpc is plenty even for bombastic symphonic music. 30 watts powering 93db sensitive loudspeakers in a bedroom should be plenty.

05-03-09: Dgaylin
Acceptable height is of course the height of the Arros because she likes those. Or a bit higher (maybe 36-37" max).

If you both like the Arros, why don't you use the $1K budget for a more powerful amp instead? I suspect you need current delivery more than power anyway.

Since it's a bedroom system, do you need to have small unobtrusive electronics as well? In that case, look into a PS Audio Trio C100 integrated amp or a NuForce integrated. There are a couple of the earlier model NuForces in the A-gon classifieds well within your budget. The NuForce is small and sexy enough your wife might consider it worth the extra money. I know my wife will extend the budget with sufficient visual appeal.

The better ICE-powered amps are not only compact, they provide the low level detail you'd need in a bedroom system and the fast current delivery you need for the Arros.

5-03-09: Tvad
The Mirage speakers are almost 42" tall... 2" taller than the
Preludes, and the Mirage go down to 52Hz wheres the Preludes go to
35Hz.

So claims Silverline, but the href=http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/307silver/index4.html>
Stereophile measurements indicate the Preludes are down 10dB at 50
Hz, so I'd bet the Mirages' bass is at least as strong with its three woofers,
five passive radiators, and ribbed elliptical surrounds.

Also the test indicates that in spite of Silverline's claimed 91dB sensitivity, it
measured 87.5dB, which is about the same as the Totem Arro.

By the way, I just checked the specs on the Totem Arro, and it's factory-rated
as a 4-ohm loudspeaker. Your problem with your current amp is probably
current delivery, not power. I suspect you are using a tube amp and its high
output impedance isn't up to the current demands of the Arro. Any chance
your amp has 4-ohm taps?

What speakers and amps are you using in the family room surround rig? Are the Arros standing in front of a wall or in free space? In other words, could you replace them in the surround rig with even less obtrusive wall-mounted speakers?

And what is the 30 wpc amp in the bedroom? You don't need a lot more power than that for the bedroom, you just need a high current amp that's comfortable driving a 4-ohm load. You can fix that with a $150 used Parasound Zamp.

Think about replacing the Arros as surrounds and getting a high current amp to drive the Arros in the bedroom.