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RE: caveat added

Posted by Satie on January 2, 2017 at 10:26:48:
If the speakers can be pulled out 6 or so out from the fireplace as front wall then a pair of MG20.1 would do just fine as the wall is not going to have big vertical variations in depth and isn't creating deep alcoves. The windows can be treated with heavier cloth covered vertical blinds or heavy curtains. These things would be a problem for any speaker you put up there, not just maggies.

Other options include the new Carver ALS towers. They lack the big maggie ribbon tweeters so will not have as much detail to provide you but will do better dynamically.

If your budget extends to the really large planars like the Soundlabs then that is an option too,

The GTA3 ribbon planars and separate dipole bass towers can ease the placement issues and provide better clarity since the bass and top sections are separate.

Similarly GR Research are working on a new model with planar mids and a separate OB subwoofer and apparently monopole planar tweeters that would be easier to place near an irregular wall.

In tall line sources the wallet removing Scaena system with separate bass units is another option in ribbon speakers, but they are monopoles. http://www.scaena.com/speakers.html

At a more reasonable cost Roger Russel can build you a tall line source with no crossover which is much more flexible in placement - some use that at the wall. Also monopoles

The Martin Logan hybrid ESL speakers are slightly easier to place than a dipole speaker with dipole bass.

Of course, then there are normal multiway box speakers with careful attention to time alignment and phase preservation that can also image like the dickens. Best values are from Vandersteen, and in hybrid dipoles are the Legacy Aeris and up to the Whisper variants though without the "simple". crossovers of the Vandersteens.