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Matt Silberstein wrote:

I have an awkward room, 14x17, 6' opening on a short side (leading to
a 11x11 room), and the only place to put the speakers in the short
side. Oh, and two tall windows with window seats on the other short
side.

Luckily neither of us want surround sound, just pretty good sound for
music. Space is obviously a premium. Is it particularly worthwhile to
look for really good speakers or is anything going to end up sounding
a bit noisy? (And, of course, price is a consideration.)

Magnepan MMG in white come to mind. Mount them 4-6 inches off
the wall on dowels, like a wall hanging or acoustic treatment.

That's as close to zero footprint as you'll get other than a few
specialty items like art-speakers(4 inches thick, looks like
a painting) or something art-looking like NoRH makes.

As a plus, the MMGs are amazingly good speakers when mated
to a small, fast sub(which you can stow in the corner quite
easily). Stunning clarity and dispersion for background music,
considering their $550 price.

Almost any amplifier will run a pair of these if you don't
run anything else(typical 5.1 amp just running 2 channels)