Bookshelf spkrs revisited -Spendor/Dynaudio/FA

I have been looking for bookshelf or small floor standers to replace my B&W’s. I am in a difficult space (approx. 12 X13) with the speakers angled out from the corners. I have added more substantial curtains as well as a few acoustical panels (and a great deal of time tweaking). My system does well with female vocals and acoustical, but can be a bit fatiguing with male vocals and alt. Rock. I pretty much have concluded the present speakers are just too big for the room.

My system comprises a Krell HTS 7.1, Cary Cinema 5, Cary 306/200 with XLO sig & ref cables. I would like to get smaller speakers, which still have good lower end (sub only for HT) with a warm midrange and detailed highs w/o being etched or analytical. I rather give up a bit of detail for a warmer presentation.

I am having trouble demoing these speakers locally & doing it as I travel. As a result, I am not hearing the speakers under ideal conditions. I would appreciate your thoughts on being able to place the speakers close to the back/side wall (6” to 10” away), the ability of the speaker to create a big soundstage and the tonal characteristics.

So far, I have listen to the Dynaudio Contours 1.4 (with Adcom amp & preamp & arcam cd92) in a fairly large room. The speakers had a large sound stage with very good bass response. The presentation was forward & not sure if its electronics. When the speakers were placed to the back wall the soundstage was smaller & the speakers were less forward. The upper-end was pretty extended. I wouldn't say bright, but not overly smooth. Not sure what to think of this speaker yet. They offered to setup the speakers in another room to mimic my condition, but not sure the adcom (amp in particularly is a good way to demo these speakers). Are these speakers going to sound close to the B&Ws?)

I also had a chance to listen to the Spendor 5se (dealer had no monitors). I was really impressed with the speakers, but they were aligned with pretty smooth gear, audio research int. amp with cd3. It was a very nice, non-fatiguing presentation. I had a brief listen to it with the same preamp & an esoteric DV-50. The presentation lost some its midrange plushness and the upper-end was a bit grittier. The only down side with the AR set-up was the level of detail I couldn’t hear? Do you need to give up maybe that super-detail for a more polite presentation?) Will these speakers mate well with my electronics?

I am also expecting to home demo the FA fs688. No opinion on them yet, but hopefully they will be some where in between these two. At this point, I thought the Spendors were more livable than the Dynaudio, but I think I think I had a less then ideal set-up. Any thoughts would be appreciated.