Just moved and have a smaller audio room 10.5 x 15


I just moved into a new home and my audio room is 10.5 feet wide by 15 feet long with a 7 foot opening behind the seating area thats at the other end of the 15 foot length.

I currently have Spendor SP1/2e with a PASS X250 amp and like it. But having sold my B&W 801's I have some extra money to try something different.

I'm looking at
Quad ESL -63
Magnepan mg1.6 (I owned and liked the 3.6)
Gallo Ref 3.1
Montana SP2 signature
Von Schwe VR4-jr
Usher BE-718
Vandersteen 2ce signatures (Owned the older 2ci and liked them)
Audio physics Virgo III (Owned them before and thought they had the best and smoothest top end of all my past speakers)

Listening is 90% clasic rock and blues (4 piece bands) no head bangin

Thanks for any thoughts or sugestions
fin1bxn
wow....what a great situation, have some extra money to spend on speakers, i would always like that , alot....given you have owned some of the speakers mentioned....i never buy a speaker i have owned before, why? because there are too many great speakers out there to be heard....i would try the new v series focal..not very expensive, but impressive...i have owned totems, vandy's , linn, magnapan and others and believe the focal are the best out there for the money on the used market...if not the focal 826v....then of the ones you named....maggies are great for classical,jazz, but not so good on rock...taste ofcourse....vandy"s well, again great speaker but...also a bit more pricey but a great overall speaker is the era floorstanders by peachtreeaudio.com....they are killer for the money....and aerial 6 speakers are also great...good hunting and listening...what FUN FUN FUN.... wish i could get me more...i am selling mine now and buying era wall units for a smaller space...dwhitt a goner for along time and messing with this stuff since the 50s
For that size of room I would suggest a Dynaudio bookshelf on some Stand4 stands (filled with sand). I am using a pair of Audience 52SE in a 12 x 18 x 8 room and the sonics are truly amazing for the size of speaker. I am also using a Dyn Sub20A (not overpowering at all).
Also take a look at the Eminent technology LFT-8b and the LFT-16 with a Rel sub. I have the LFT-8b, I like this speaker much better than the Maggies 1.6`s I had, will sound great in that room. I have mine in a 20 L x 12.5 w x 8 H room.
From the list you provide, I'd be interested in the Gallo's most off the cuff.

Monitors (with sub added later if needed) is another good way to go. I like Dynaudio or Triangle monitors and REL subs best.

Smaller omnis can also work well and are often less sensitive to placement within a room. For these, consider an in-home trial of a pair of OHM Micro Walsh Talls or 100 Series 3 (www.ohmspeakers.com).

I have a pair of OHM 100 series 3 in one 12X12 listening room and I am listening to a pair of more conventional yet lovely Dynaudio Contour 1.3 mkIIs in another 12X12 room as I write.