wilson sophias to monitors


i am going to sell my sophias due to moving to a new house and smaller room the room is 12 by 20 by 8 , my girlfriend does not want the speakers as the main focus point in the room. so I am looking for a pair of monitors that can be placed about a foot from the back wall and a foot from the side wall.my budget is around $5000.00. Iam looking for something that is close to the wilsons mids .I really like the sound of the sophias. I have a BAT 300 and a Cary 303-300 cd player with vd master cables, any suggestions ???
two speakers that I am thinking about are the Dynaudio c1 and the Merlins any others ?
rhapsd

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If you want something really transparent, the High Emotion Audio Bella Twins will do the job. They need to be about 1 to 1.5 feet from the rear wall and are very honest to 36 Hz.

But they are more detailed than the Wilsons, faster, yet very relaxed at the same time. The cabinets are extremely dead so this is one of the most uncolored speakers that money can buy, short of the low frequency cutoff. I hate to say it, but most of the speakers mentioned on this thread don't challenge it- the new patented tweeter technology these guys have really is a breakthrough!
Yes, the Bella Twins are not on the High Emotion Audio site but they do make it. I would contact them. Once you've heard a set it will be hard to go back to the Wilsons...