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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I owned the Sophia 2's and the Duette's. They are both excellent speakers. The Duettes put out a very impressive low end. One thing to bear in mind is that the Duettes are rear ported and prefer positioning a few feet out into the room. Also note that the Duettes are still fairly large and heavy and with their custom stands use up almost the same space as the Sophia's but are not quite as visually dominant.