Blue book retail on the Caliper Signatures, mint condition, is $1582. Frankly this seems a bit optimistic to me. Remember blue book is not the bible.
I think the CJ would have a hard time driving the Calipers.
As far as recommending a speaker that works best up against the wall, I have two recommendations. The first is the old Snell Type A. This speaker was designed to go up against the wall and was among the best of its day.
The Gradient Revolution from Finland is a brilliantly innovative and musical design, and can be positioned very close to the rear wall. Unlike virtually all dynamic speakers, the bass is dipole - that is, no enclosure, just a folded baffle! The result is cleaner and more natural bass than I have heard from any box speaker, including several systems costing between 50 and 100 grand. The rest of the spectrum is very natural as well, and the Gradients invite you to listen deep into the music. You might want to check them out at http://www.gradient.fi/En/index.htm . The Gradient Revolution (the new active model) was overall the most enjoyable speaker of its size or price range that I heard at the 2001 CES, and just so happens the Revolution works quite well up against the rear wall. See their website for an explanation with diagrams.
The Gradients are somewhat demanding of power - the CJ might be marginal, but I bet it would sound wonderful within those margins!
I think the CJ would have a hard time driving the Calipers.
As far as recommending a speaker that works best up against the wall, I have two recommendations. The first is the old Snell Type A. This speaker was designed to go up against the wall and was among the best of its day.
The Gradient Revolution from Finland is a brilliantly innovative and musical design, and can be positioned very close to the rear wall. Unlike virtually all dynamic speakers, the bass is dipole - that is, no enclosure, just a folded baffle! The result is cleaner and more natural bass than I have heard from any box speaker, including several systems costing between 50 and 100 grand. The rest of the spectrum is very natural as well, and the Gradients invite you to listen deep into the music. You might want to check them out at http://www.gradient.fi/En/index.htm . The Gradient Revolution (the new active model) was overall the most enjoyable speaker of its size or price range that I heard at the 2001 CES, and just so happens the Revolution works quite well up against the rear wall. See their website for an explanation with diagrams.
The Gradients are somewhat demanding of power - the CJ might be marginal, but I bet it would sound wonderful within those margins!