As summarized in this discussion (
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177814.msg1875328#msg1875328), I'm setting up a modest living room system for an open floor plan - looking for easy versatile use for background music. This little Dayton bluetooth tube/SS hybrid integrated is working out great! Now I just need to optimize the speakers for the space. I'm currently using my Zu Omen Dirty Weekend speakers, with one placed right up in a corner, and the other just a few inches from the front wall near the front door. Bass response is a bit tubby as a result. Similarly, my Andrew Jones specials Pioneer bookshelf speakers were even tubbier in the bass when placed on the same bookshelf as the Dayton amp due to the rear porting of those speakers.
So, do you guys have any suggestions for some nice C&C warm-neutral bookshelf monitors - new or used - that would be happy on a narrow bookshelf or modest stands with only about 6" to work with in terms of distance from the front wall/corner?
I've been looking at Wharfedale 225's fairly closely. Or maybe Denton 80th Anniversary Wharfedales. I used to have some Wharfedale Valdus monitors about 15 years ago that were pretty open sounding and satisfying in a TV system. And in grad school I had some vintage Wharfedale monitors that looked a lot like pics of Wharfedale 302's I've seen online in these past days - they sat on my work desk up against a wall and had a really sweet midrange for desktop use. So, Wharfedale's house sound seems to be one that I've been able to appreciate in the past.
Any other brands I should keep in mind, especially those which you might have compared with Wharfedales?