If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers

I’d be sure to hear the new Janszen Nine.Five. I like electrostats, I like Janszen electrostats, and preliminary reviews have been great.

Outside of that, I generally look for rooms that won’t blow out my ears with overly loud sound. That radically culls the possibilities. But that’s OK, I can’t really tell much about a speaker at painful volumes, anyway.

Me…

bryston fkagship speaker

axiom,….made for, but better than their own,….???

sanders sound panels

+1 Rockport ! 

ATC

Acora

Magnepan

Magico

My favs with a strong amplifier, though Acora is always shown with a tube amp

I like to be surprised by relatively inexpensive speakers ie not more than $10-20K:

Spatial Audio

PureAudioProject

Zu Audio

ProAc

But I gotta say if I were at Axpona I'd be very curious to hear Acora given all the buzz.