Back in the mid eighties, I had a friend who had a pair of Design Acoustic PS 10s with a companion Down firing sub. It was one of the best systems I ever heard. If I could find that combo today I would snap it up. The PS 10s were a smallish bookshelf maybe 8" high by 5" wide with sloped sides to avoid diffraction and had a very open sound. But the sub was the piece d'resistance. Hope this helps.