Small High Detail Relatively quiet printer

[curious aardvark]

Hmm, well a monoprice select mini would be agood place to start. https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Ass...gateway&sr=8-3

I'd suggest the monoprice mini delta with a 0.25 nozzle, but quiet it isn't :-)

For models you might go the resin route.
BUT !
resin can be messy and smelly, and ideally you'd want a dedicate desk just for the printer to avoid potential spills getting on other stuff.

As far as detail goes - any size printer with the right nozzle and setup will do detail. so it doesn't necessarily have to be tiny.

I guess also worth a look are the smaller ready built machines.
monopricew voxel is a nice little machine, enclosed too. https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-135...gateway&sr=8-7
nice bit of kit.
and yes it is a flashforge adventurer with a monoprice badge :-)
very useful as it means you can use the flashprint slicer. Along with simplify3d I'd say it's one of the best slicers out there. streets ahead of cura.

Has 6 inch cube build volume - larger than you think.