Help with high end bookshelf speakers

Misstl questions WHY I ask about speakers, its due to change of location and terrible room acoustics. When moving I kept the core system but sold speakers thinking I would purchase some that fit best in the new house. Purchased a set of KRF R3 meta to test how the room reacted, it's very discouraging. Resolved myself to g  dedicated listening space in nearfield just trying to decide if I want to sell out to surround sound or a basic background system for the living room. Unfortunately like everything else with this move, including my wife is a challenge. I'd like to build a TT system up again once I get the core set. Since I am a old wannabe audiophile I'm trying to avoid to doing to do the same thing over and over again. What's the definition of crazy?

Check out the Revival Audio Atalante 3 monitors. 

They're responsible for me stopping right where I'm at. I'll only move up to the bigger Atalante 5 if I ever get a bigger place. Designed and made in France, nothing outsourced. The owner was lead speaker designer for 7 years at Dynaudio and did the same at Focal/JM Labs and before that he worked for Altec Lansing. Speakers are proprietary-nothing off the shelf. Knows a thing or two about speaker design. 

All the best,
Nonoise

Sorry, withdraw Harbeth suggestion which needs more breathing room.

Maybe start another thread like “Looking for nearfield speakers for 11x12 room” 

In that size room you should be lookin’ for a sealed or front ported type speaker. I have owned many stand mount speakers and I doubt that you would go wrong with my favorite the Harbeth P3 ESR with a good pair of 24"-28" stands. It is a LS3/5a (sealed) type design . This is one of the many positive reviews describing the P3!