I keep working on ways to just suck it up and go for the Raal towers, but the wife won't let me touch the bank account, so it would mean parting with a rifle or two from my collection, but they sit in a safe all year whereas the speakers are used everyday. So I'm starting to convince myself ;-)

That said is there anything that negatively affects towers such as proximity to furniture or other objects in a room where I may have to dismiss them as a potential option? I have complete line of sight to the NrT speakers, but the towers would be hidden somewhat by my desk. I would not be able to see the bottom third of the towers. Not sure if this has an adverse effect on what I will hear. The left tower would have nothing in front of it, however the right tower would have a solid wooden printer cabinet 2.5 feet directly in front of it, I could toe it in a bit but my metal desk is there, roughly 4 feet away.