full range close to wall positioning


I am looking for a fullrange speaker for under $5,500 used that will play most all types of music (no phono) and not suffer from being placed close to the short wall ie. roughly a foot of space behind it. room size is 14'x24'x9' open on far end to kitchen. Lots of furniture in the room with shag rug over hardwood floors. Amplification will be changed depending on speaker requirements. resonable size ie. no magnepan or soundlab type monster speakers.
so far I've auditioned audio notes e speakers. what else should I look at. Seating position is about 11' but I'd appreciate a speaker that will sound good from more than one exact seating postion. Help please.
thanks
shaun
shauns

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The Guru speakers would be perfect:

http://www.sjofnhifi.com/products.html

They were a hit at the Home Entertainment Show in NYC 2007:

http://blog.stereophile.com/he2007/

I heard them at the show with a friend and we were amazed at the clarity of sound and depth of bass. As you can read in the above, they are designed to be placed against the wall, are not large, and about one-third the price of your budget. But, don't be fooled by the low price, they are incredible speakers, though they may be tough to audition.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1258945126&/GURU-qm10-best--reviewed-monit