$5000 or under speaker secommendations?

Joseph Audio Rm25si MkII's.

~$3500.00

Haven't heard anything near its price range to compare if you want a traditional floorstander. Extraordinarily revealing, open, clear and big-sounding.

Really worth seeking an audition.

I second the recommendation for used Sonata IIs. I have had mine for a little over a month now and am extremely pleased.

Oz

Revelation Audio Mistral S6 with sub6, one of the best combinations out there for under $5000, made my prior watt/puppies 7.1 sound lacking in musicality and easily just as open ... I love that revelator tweeter coupled with a morel midrange driver plus you don't have to worry about bass they offer it in spades if needed (2 isobaric subs with 4 subs/tower powered by their own 150wpc amp with adjustable crossover, gain and phase) try to audition them if you can or go to the Montreal show if that's a possibility, they're usually there ... my desire for the Dynaudio Evidence Temptations stopped after these realtively inexpensive speakers.

Go with Martin Logans. You can get them used at great prices. The panels are incredible. If you want good tight bass go with either the Ascents, Odysseys or higher of course.

just want to put in a good word for Harbeth monitors (the M40 and Super HL5 are actually bigger than your average monitors). they are laid back, smooth, natural, and detailed. not terribly efficient though.