I currently own a pair of Energy C-6 (aka Connoisseur 6) floorstanding speakers. I like them both for their looks and their sound.

In a couple of weeks I will be moving into a small apartment with hardwood floors. Because of that, I think that my Energy speakers 36" x 9 5/8" x 14 7/8" (91.4 x 24.4 x 37.8 cm) will be too large for the room.

I have been looking around for used speakers and a couple of pairs caught my eye.

Boston Acoustics VRB - CAD$ 300 including stands
Paradigm Studio 40 v2 - CAD$ 800 including stands

When I put those speakers on stands, I realized that I won't really be saving much space over my current speakers. Another option I have is putting the speakers without stands on the back corners of my computer desk. The desk was made during the CRT era, so it's fairly deep.

So my questions are:
What do you think of the speakers I have listed relative to what I have now?
What do you think about putting either of the new pairs of speakers on the desk? Is there something I should put under them to soak up vibrations?

Thanks!