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

@bobag

I am really sorry to hear about your dilemma. I saw your post from 2019 looking for speakers. I guess I’m a youngster at 70, but I would not be wasting time and doing nothing. I would schedule a trip to a city or two and hit several dealers (well reviewed) that represent half dozen of the highest respected brands… I showed what I think those are. Time is going by, tick tock. My system is one of the great delights of my life / retirement. I enjoy it so much. If you can afford $30K speakers you certainly deserve them and should be able to find some great ones for that price.

There are a lot of amazing speakers in your price category. I would just go try and listen to speakers until you emotionally connect with a brand. They have a house sound… then buy the one of appropriate scale and price. For speakers of this cost you can certainly justify some travel.

Spendor Classic 4/5

Spendor Classic 1/2

Thiel CS1.5

Klipsch Cornwall I-IV

Spendor Classic 4/5

:)

@soix Don't see Verity Audio on the list. 

magnepan LRS+ w/sub, halford loudspeakers precisa, the JBL L150 i have, voice of music (a5, a7 not sure), quad ESL (dunno which). 

Don’t underestimate the Perlisten S7t. Properly set up and fed, it does pretty much everything right. Very careful positioning brings out its best, which is not something shows are known for. But I understand the brand will be in several rooms, so you might get lucky.