I had tyler acoustics make me some d 10 with the new satori textreme speakers.he did a fantastic job and now thier >200 hours breakin.new material has compliance and gets less stiff and more flexible so it can reach its x max.peak to peak excursion.put a be tweeter as well.i also love my moab all beryllium sound great and the reviews are supportive as well.tekton is a great value like tyler acoustics.you can actually  call them tell them what you want and they will build it.the rosewood d10 look cool as does the paint on the moabs.enjoy the music and the holidays and family.

@cdc @pinwa @blackbag20  Thank you for the recommendations. They certainly have their value proposition, even though they are only rated up to Class B by Stereophile. The only sub-$5k speaker rated Class A is the MA Silver 500 7G.  Do you have experience with this particular model?  Is it that good?  

@lanx0003 I heard what I think was the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 a few years ago.  I thought it was very good indeed.  It was also something like $16K so above my price point at the time.  I've never listened to any of their other models but I would think it would be worth finding a dealer to give it a listen.

Since I retired, I usually don't "plan" to do much of anything. 

That being said, when it comes to my audio system, two things that recently became top of mind are fixing my room acoustics and buying new speakers.

I am pretty handy, so the room acoustics are a fun DIY project, but because brand new speakers are not in the budget now. That means that I will keep my eyes open, keep reading this forum and selected reviews and hope I can find something on the used market. 

To sell the roomful of audio equipment I have that is no longer used, and then put together enough money to make up the difference for the purchase of a pair of Clarysis Audio minuets and a Don Sachs / Lynn Olson designed Raven pre amp from Spatial Labs.