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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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blisshifi
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@fdemello - I'm getting to this one a little late, but I do second the recommendation @bache gave. I never heard of Tekton Design until six months ago, and after a lot of research, I purchased the Tekton Lore and I seriously cannot be happier. Given the specs you provided, the Double Impact might work really well for you at $3k/pair:

http://tektondesign.com/ddimpact.html

Tekton is run by a guy named Eric Alexander, who has worked at a ton of speaker companies and then even Kimber cable. His speakers are also customizable, both from the finish to the components inside. I had my Lore upgraded to use ClarityCap MR capacitors, but Eric offered me options and pricing for using Mundorf caps, etc.

If they are so good, why haven't people heard of them? Well, I have to say Eric isn't exactly a star at marketing. He is a speaker designer and builder at heart. I think you should make a few searches and see what others have to say about Tekton. Best of luck!
fdemello OP
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Thanks. Decision made a while back. Quatro Wood's in my home as of yesterday. Just need my bi-wire cables to show up and we're off...
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@milpai 
hi, sorry for late reply, was away and busy. I paid USD8,000 for them, delivered at my home in Mauritius, but this is higher than usual since i requested the manufacturer to make it with a walnut veneer for me. His first batches of production are sold out well in advance. They are known in Europe, but really the US are missing out on these ones. Not because his US representation is not well spread that they are not good. They really are exceptional to me, and you would get service direct from the designer/manufacturer if need be (Olle Oliason), very nice guy.
Again, absolutely incredible speakers, but they need some break-in. Let me know if you buy them, i would like your opinion back!!
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milpai
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@hddg,
Thanks for the information. Will research more into these speakers.
ctsooner
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So happy for you getting the Quatro's.  Still waiting on mine as I told them to hold off a bit as I was away for two weeks.  I'm missing my system and than goodness I have some good headphones to use while everything is away getting updates and crossovers installed. 

You will be most happy with the Vandersteens I'm sure. Keep us posted on everyt8ing .  If you need help setting them up and doing the bass eq, let me know as Johnny at Audio Connections will help out Im sure.
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