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
Used mid-life WATT-Puppies. Not the early ones (ear-bleed tweeters) but a few released down the road from initial release. 
I would take a look at Larson speakers. they are tuned to sounds their best when placed against the back wall. I have had a pair of speakers similar to that concept and they had a very organic sound that i loved .
Mine...

6.5" dia. @ base (nic tripod legs), 9" dia. @ radiators, 42" h.

All Walsh, all the time.

NFS...for now. *S* ;)

A sub would be nice...working on That, for the bassaholics...
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