Best skiinny floorstanders


After 10 years with a pair of Martin Logan Ethos speakers, I'm considering moving back to boxes, box speakers that is.   I'd like to avoid big obtrusive box speakers and am considering some skinny ones in the $8-12k range like the:
Devore Fidelity Super Nines
Boenicke w11s
and...
.... other suggestions

The room - is around 18 by 30, parts with a low ceiling, carpeted, and the wall behind the speakers is books. Serves as gym in the early am when my wife pulls out the rowing machine and turns the tunes up loud, play room for the grandkids in the afternoon and listening room for me in the evenings.

Currently running all tubes but I'm open to changing that up too.
Taste in music - eclectic.

Thanks in advance!
cdc2
“play room for the grandkids in the afternoon and listening room for me in the evenings”
You are blesses to see your grandkids daily!
Try listening to the monitor audio platinum 200 Gen 2, there in your price range, about 12,000 list, very natural three-dimensional sounding speakers. That AMT tweeter is very sweet.
If they are skinny enuf for you, you wont be able to beat the GoldenEar Triton series.
I agree with the question asked - why are you wanting to move to "boxes" ? What are you trying to achieve sonically? Also, what tube amp do you have?