Suggestions for speakers in corner setup

[mangoes4hands]

Have a non-ideal setup with non-negotiable placement that I'd love some help on. We are converting a bedroom into a playroom / TV room, and the TV (a 65" screen) is getting placed in a corner of the room. There's not space on either side of the TV for speakers, but given the size of the room (14' x 12') and the viewing distance from the intended seating area (8' to 11', depending on location), a smaller TV isn't an option.

My plan is to have speakers under the TV to be used for stereo music listening and TV output. I don't want floor standing speakers because that will raise the TV too high, so I am looking for bookshelf speakers. I'm ok with passive or active, no real preference though I might lean active as I'll have to purchase an amp otherwise. The criteria I'm looking for is:

(1) solid off axis FR;

(2) will function well on table stand when only 12" off the floor (narrow vertical dispersion?);

(3) MUST have a grille cloth (extra credit for repetition for durability and any other protection, as this will be close to the floor in a part time play room); and

(4) functions well when relatively close to the wall (front port / sealed?).

No fixed budget, but I don't want to drop $4K for speakers and have a kid rip through a tweeter so increased cost must come with increased durability.

Suggestions?

 

[Wes]

if speakers are under the TV you won't get much stereo

how about a sub under the TV, and some small speakers to the side?

 

[Blumlein 88]

Maybe small bookshelf speakers mounted above the TV? Sub under TV.

And maybe this is one of those situations where a better than average soundbar is a good enough solution.

 

[mangoes4hands]

Speakers over the TV wall mounted is a possibility I suppose. Was hoping not to go soundbar but yeah that's an obvious solution.

The speakers could probably be around 6 feet apart so I was hoping to get some stereo effect, but obviously far from the ideal equilateral triangle.

 

[Wes]

Ikea may have the flat plates you want...

 

[Helicopter]

Ikea may have the flat plates you want...

Sonos soundbar sending signal to a pair of Ikea speakers.

 

[mangoes4hands]

Sonos soundbar sending signal to a pair of Ikea speakers.

Curious how this would work in a corner setup. Is the dispersion wide enough to accommodate speakers that are mounted in a corner on perpendicular walls?

I also am a bit confused about how to integrate this with a TV setup.

 

[Helicopter]

Curious how this would work in a corner setup. Is the dispersion wide enough to accommodate speakers that are mounted in a corner on perpendicular walls?

I also am a bit confused about how to integrate this with a TV setup.

The Ikea speakers are pretty omnidirectional, so they would do better than lots of speakers on perpendicular walls like that. I think you could drive them with something like a Sonos Beam.