Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000?

The Mirage speakers are almost 42" tall... 2" taller than the
Preludes,
and the Mirage go down to 52Hz wheres the Preludes go to 35Hz.

Ever consider keeping your audio hobby out of the marital bedroom? :)

Maybe your wife's objection to the speaker size is just an excuse to keep the
whole stereo out of the bedroom.

Perhaps the Tonian Labs TL-D1. Only 33" tall (the entire speaker has a small footprint IMO), 95db efficient, and easy to drive. Although the stock finish is nice, since you have the WAF to deal with you can pay extra for a veneered finish. These are very good speakers IMO. You can see them here:

http://tonianlabs.com/TL-D1.htm

Sorry, I should have checked the height on the Mirages.

Actually, the wife instructs me to note that the stereo in the marital bedroom is good for the marriage. ;-)

It's just that the stereo needs to be heard and not seen.

If your speakers will be situated next to a table or cabinet, placing the cabinet
up on nicely finished wood blocks (or marble/granite pillar candle bases...be
creative) will make the speakers appear shorter...as will raising your bed frame
(and thus your mattress height).

The illusion of height can be manipulated.

How do you think they make Tom Cruise look so manly next to his taller co-
stars?

05-03-09: Dgaylin
Although the Mirage's (recommended by Johnnyb53) may be okay. I'm a tad concerned about sound quality from a dipole speaker though.

The Mirages are anything but a dipole. They have a hemispherical dispersion pattern with a 60% bias toward the front. You don't have to be between the speakers to get correct timbre and a soundstage; it stays put no matter when you stand. They are very room filling. The entire bedroom would be the sweet spot.

I can vouch for their sensitivity, too. I have one model up, the OMD-15, rated at 91dB. They are in a large, high ceiling open architecture living area, and 85 wpc is plenty even for bombastic symphonic music. 30 watts powering 93db sensitive loudspeakers in a bedroom should be plenty.