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Looking for a Speaker Recommnedation

Looking to upgrade from my current Rogers LS3/5a + AB1 REL 328 setup .  While I love the smooth mids of these speakers (especially on voices/acoustic instruments), I tend to play harder music more frequently (alt/rock/punk/etc) which these do not excel at. I like to play music loud and have a real world living room my system is in (cathedral ceiling, open on one side, many windows. couch between my speakers) so setup is a challenge. I hate harsh sounding speakers.

My current playback system consists of a Oppo-BDP105 (or primarily Roon/JRiver via Ethernet) into a PS Audio DirectStream Jr DAC > Conrad Johnson Premier 14 Tube Pre > Conrad Johnson MF2500a Amp.  All run by a PS Audio P5 with a combination of Nordost/Shunyata cabling.

Looking to spend around $4,000-$7,000 but could be flexible. Used or new is fine.

Currently considering:

PSB Imagine T3
Vandersteen Trio CT
Spendor D7
Mangepan 3.7i (don't think this will work with high SPL)
Endeavor Audio E-3
Revel F208
Golden Ear Triton 1
Dynaudio Excite X44

Any other speakers I should be considering based on my equipment, volume preference and music? Anything I should eliminate?

Looking forward to hearing everyone's opinions & thank you in advance
fdemello
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zephyr24069
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Some fine choices here including the ATCs for rock music etc....Legacy Focus SEs are very versatile and fantastic speakers at their price point or any other. The new version with the ICE amp(s) for the bass plus Wavelet would like the room on fire so to speak as the Focus SE was already a wonderful speaker from 16Hz on up (plus or minus 2db) but making it active with the Wavelet must be breathtaking. AERIS with Wavelet is in another league and at $19-$24K-ish retail (depending on use of Xilica or Wavelet and choice of finish), it competes well in the upper price strata speakers out there....The later designs on AERIS are less 'monolithic' by far, certainly worthy of a listen and look...
fdemello OP
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Focus SE was already a wonderful speaker from 16Hz on up (plus or minus 2db) but making it active with the Wavelet must be breathtaking. AERIS with Wavelet is in another league and at $19-$24K-ish retail
Way out of my price range zephyr (unfortunately)
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stereo5
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I listened to Led Zepplin II this morning on my GE Triton Ones and 2 hours later, I am still smiling.
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tomic601
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IMO you are reading too much....I sometimes do the same

you have a very fine near point source low diffraction near baffleless design in the speaker you own today and enjoy it seems except for SPL.
that is a big big hint about what you should audition.
make the investment to go listen.
i am pretty biased for being able to tune the low end for your room used Quatros would allow you to do that...
also you own some fantastic musical gear already !!!!!


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Ohm Walsh radial/omni speakers might be worth a look if wanting to try a totally different approach.  
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