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The Sonos sounds incredibly good for a lifestyle speaker, it is very suitable for casual listening in a small environment, more so than a normal hifi speaker would be.
The M-Audio are active, so you would save on the amplifier, they have two 8-inch woofers that allow them to go much lower than the other alternatives you are considering and they have very little distortion even at high volume, if you read Amir's considerations in the review I linked you will notice that he was amazed by the performance, they also have a horizontal dispersion of 60 degrees, which makes them excellent for covering an entire room as a pair, the price is within the budget and they are easily found on Amazon with all the related return and warranty policies.
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense! So after the last two answers of you and rsc1 I'm pondering the M-Audio and the JBL over the Elac and the Wharfedale. I also read Amirs review and tried to find more about their vertical directivity, is it also good?
As for the Sonos, is there a setup you can recommend which is within my budget?