I have my 3xrs in a small room 9x13 about maybe 10-13” from back wall and toed in so I can’t see the sides of the speakers sitting a ft. From the back wall, and speaker are 26.5” from side wall to center of cabinet , they are tilted about 7 degrees back with spikes supplied . I’m about 10 feet away from speakers . I don’t know if that’s near field use but with a oppo203 and amps that range from Decware Super zen , bottle head Stereomour 45 to a benchmark media DAC3 and AHB2 , these speakers sound fantastic no thunderous bass,but the rest of the range is second to none ,!!!