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Classical speakers that do violins well??

All my serious listening is classical.

I hate nothing more than steely shrillness on violins or a glare on a soprano's voice.

I love nothing more than the faithful reproduction of the tone colors of unamplified instruments (the wood body of the violin and cello, the felt pad excting the sinewy strings of a piano).

YET, I hate bloated, indistinct, overly warm, billowy lower mids and upper bass (what I gather some think of as "musical").

Do you have any experience with speakers that might meet these needs for $2K, give or take (new or used)? Can be either floorstander or monitor, but with at least enough bass to perform decently on orchestral music. THANKS.
-Bob
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Spendor SP 1/2E. You should be able to get a good condition used pair for 2K.

Pro: they produce very accurate tone and frequency response. They are well and rightly recognized for this quality - a classic loudspeaker.

Con: they don't have very good bass or excellent dynamics. One famous review rightly described them as being "polite".
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