Quote Originally Posted by bletchley
Thank you very much for your response. I'll try to track down a place to audition the Von Schweikert speakers.

Also, I think (also for aesthetic reasons) that I may have to put the speakers on an actual shelf... not an official stand. Should that affect my choice of speaker?

Thanks again for the help.

I was going to recommend the Dynaudio Special 25 standmounts, a bookshelf speaker that IMO does not need a subwoofer and is also quite attractive. However, the fact that you will probably place your new speakers on a shelf will limit most of your speaker choices to ones that are front-ported. For rear-ported designs (like the Special 25) you could use the supplied port covers, but I tend to think that this gives a less than ideal sound.

Considering how much money you are investing in your system, I would seriously consider putting the speakers on some solid stands, where it is easier to control speaker placement and listener height.