You haven't mentioned if you can get the speakers away from the walls or not. There's some great recommendations here, but some I'm not so sure about since you're not going to have much in the way of fudge factor. JBL and KEF are both good for near field type listening.
There's some interesting recommendations, I'll come at it from the cheaper end, as I always start low and work my way up. There's been some great integrated amps mentioned, so many good ones out there you really can't go wrong. Don't overlook companies like Schiit, that make budget and space friendly gear. Currently, you can buy the Polk LSiM 703 bookshelves for less than half off - about $600/pair. All the good Christmas sales are over - like LS50's for $900. At this point I'd never pay $1300 again.
Further improving your available space, I'd consider Elac Navis ARB-51's and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. That gives you a lot for your turntable/cart/cable, and a bit left over for streaming if you want to go there. Plus, the concentric design works incredibly well for near/close field listening. I prefer them a lot to something like the KEF LS50W's. For even less money, the Edifier and Fluance have been getting rave reviews. I've heard lots of positives from those liking jazz and classical.
There's some interesting recommendations, I'll come at it from the cheaper end, as I always start low and work my way up. There's been some great integrated amps mentioned, so many good ones out there you really can't go wrong. Don't overlook companies like Schiit, that make budget and space friendly gear. Currently, you can buy the Polk LSiM 703 bookshelves for less than half off - about $600/pair. All the good Christmas sales are over - like LS50's for $900. At this point I'd never pay $1300 again.
Further improving your available space, I'd consider Elac Navis ARB-51's and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. That gives you a lot for your turntable/cart/cable, and a bit left over for streaming if you want to go there. Plus, the concentric design works incredibly well for near/close field listening. I prefer them a lot to something like the KEF LS50W's. For even less money, the Edifier and Fluance have been getting rave reviews. I've heard lots of positives from those liking jazz and classical.