I like the Acoustic Energy Aegis Ones - they're a generation behind the current Evo One so they're going to be cheap if available. Upscale has them on it's site, but I haven't confirmed they still have'em.

http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_cat...at=31#speakers

The Aegis One has a silk dome tweeter and is smooth on top. It's detailed, but not "in your face" or fatiguing. It has deep bass for a bookshelf - not the tightest bass, but it has a nice full sound. It does best in small to medium sized rooms. I sit failry close to mine. I have'em in a music only system. I tried'em in a larger room with movies and they didn't do quite as well - weren't as exciting as my NHTs.

If placement is going to be a problem, you might consider a front-ported speaker like the Polks. That way you don't have the port up against a wall which will mess up your bass sound.