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Bookshelf speaker recommendation

Hi, I’m looking for bookshelf speaker suggestions for my home office. Room is about 14 feet by 15 feet. These will be paired with my Peachtree Audio Nova. Source is computer audio. Listen to classic rock, jam bands, blues, jazz, etc. Looking for a full and rich sound. Well, at least with what you can get from a bookshelf speaker. In this room, listening at moderate sound levels.

Though no doubt not optimal from a sound quality perspective, these speakers will literally be placed in bookshelves. There are corner bookshelves that the prior owner had pre-wired that I am going to use. Shelf height of 13.5”, width of 34” and depth around 25”.
My budget is probably up to $1,500. But I could be willing to stretch for the right speakers. Ideas?
sb_caribou
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1graber2
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Golden Ear Tech
Aeon 3s or 2s, very impressive sound for $1000 and will fill the room b/c of the passive radiator bass. Hopefully your bookshelf speakers are going ON the bookshelf, not IN the bookshelf. That would inevitably sound terrible.
There are a number of good bookshelf speakers out there for under $1500
Good luck
rlwainwright
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+1 on the GoldenEars. Also, the Gallo Stradas are superb speakers - *excellent* tweeters mated to carbon fibre mid/bass units. And they are *very well-built...
sb_caribou OP
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Thanks for the ideas. I'm thinking passive at this point. I'll look into these.
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b_limo
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the M1's are passive, only the sub section is active, which might be a good idea since the Nova amp section is weak
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olderbrothergert
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Take a look at Aerial 5T. I have an earlier iteration, the 5B, and drive them with a Peachtree 80W hybrid. Wonderful sounding speaker and my favorite bookshelf model. Good luck!

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