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Speaker Recommendation up to 70k

I have purchased SOTA swiss front end which I can't disclose. They are solid state. 
Got room treated , cables sorted , power supply regulated, a comfy couch and books to read for years. 

Now I need a pair of beautiful and lively speakers to get me up and dancing when the track calls for it. A SOTA speaker that is worthy of keeping for years. Room size is 25 sqm/ 269 sqft. 

Final contenders: 
- Zellaton 
- Stenhiem 
- Tidal- Marten- Wilson 
- Borresen

I don't need (you need to listen and decide) suggestions, I can't travel and we got no dealers with demos. So I'll have to rely on users honest opinions about each brand above and are they worthy of the cost. 

No electrostatics and no horns please. Appreciate if you know how to get the most benefit at the upper botique level of speakers. Some might look fabulous and sound meh. 

Let's discuss. 
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james633
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well money is relative, $70k is not a lot of money to some people and to others it is unattainable. 
Anyway people really need to know amp your using. Can it handle a low impedance hard to drive speaker?
ii808ii
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I am very familiar with a pair of TAD Reference One running on Vitus Audio solid state amplification and to me they are by far the best speaker that I have heard. I have been fortunate enough to have listened to speakers that are well into the six figure range and the only other thing that comes close to the TADs is the Vandersteen Sevens (heard on tube, could be an even closer match up on solid state).

I think either represents good value in that upper stratosphere but the TAD is my winner between the two.
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tomic601
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Bob - My second choice are actually the MBL, but they require a timeshare on a small hydroelectric dam and the right room..

The highend broker is excellent advice…..
mid-fi-crisis
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When you say a Swiss front end, do you mean it sounds neutral?
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tomic601
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Good value in the stratosphere…love it !

I shall mention that to the better half…

Just imagine… 
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