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ute-friendly speakers?

A mint pair of maggie 3.3R are leaving me, to make room for: 1) more room in the house and 2) a ute that's about to be ambulatory. This means I need to "upgrade" to a speaker that is 1) able to be pushed up near the rear wall and still sound good (the maggies are three feet out) and 2) no unguarded components within 2 feet of the floor (lookout for that caroming ute with a sharp pencil!).

Because it would be too easy, I have to rule out bookshelf/stand combos (yes, there's some WA factor there). Based on audiogon pricing, it looks like I have between 1,500 and 2,000 to spend. I'm not fussy about buying used. The amp is a NAD 125 wpc, with a powered monitor audio sub, and the room is 20 x 30.

Once I discovered the maggies, I never thought I'd let them go, so I have not stayed up on speakers. Is there something that meets my (admittedly picky) critera, and still maintains some of the imaging and openness of the maggies?
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pmkalby
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Did you say UTE?

Screw a pair of M-L Scripts to the wall out of the ute's groping range until it's old enough to respond to physical discipline and stay off your speakers lest it earn a whoopin'. Once the house monkey is grown sell them to a home theater junkie as surrounds. Nothing's going to sound good on the wall or near it, but these were designed for it and they're not terrible sounding- hell, they might even image a little.

Why can't you get a nice stable box speaker with sturdy grilles (and drivers near the top of the box only) and just pull them out in the evening after the ute's been anesthetized? (try bourbon in its apple juice)
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