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Speaker suggestions under 4k

Well here it is. I sold my Tekton Double Impacts and my Lyngdorf 2170 a while back. I thought it sounded very good! I was getting out of audio and wasn't listening much anymore. Well..... now winter is here, I'm bored and have the itch to get something descent again. 
I like rock/metal/bluegrass/ acoustic/ some country. I need impact and good midbass and low fatigue. I have a Crown DCI 4/300 and a upgraded Jolida Fusion preamp at the moment. Plenty of power for almost anything. 

My biggest pet peeve is cabinets that start talking at high levels or when the sound hardens at high levels. 

Willing to drive up to 300miles 1 way for the right deal and I am in West Mi. A little older does not bother me at all. I've just started looking and a few I've been eying are:
Aerial LR5 or Model 9
Dali MS4
LSA 20 statements (new)
KEF 205/2
Dynaudio Focus 360

Any others anyone feels I should keep an eye out for in this price range? 

Thanks
mofojo
musicbox78
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mofojo  

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mofojo OP
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Any suggestions for an amp under 2k used for the Pioneers? I want high current, high damping factor I think. Something on the warm side of neutral but fast. Source will likely be the RME ADI 2 direct to the amp. 
nyaudio98
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Scansonic new version...$$$$
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howaboutthat41
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I saw an ATI multi-channel amp listed (along with PSA, Conrad-Johnson, and a host of others around or below that price range -- you can always make an offer below the asking price, and see what happens) on one of the sites.  The ATI might have fan cooling, if that matters to you.  I have two such amps (one is a two-channel, the other, seven), and they push clean power and plenty of it.  I subscribe to the school of thought ("power school"?) that an amp exists merely to provide sufficient (or more) wattage.  The source, preamps, DACs, and speakers should handle the signal processing.   <end of my preaching>

ATI long has made the amps for JBL Synthesis, which not only are generally high-priced, sophisticated systems, but typically are installed in environments that demand reliability and dependability (six-figure systems owned by impatient people).  
mofojo OP
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Thanks, I have been eyeing Parasound A21. Seems to get great reviews, plenty of power and has variable gain so I can get it just right to run DAC direct. I will look into these others you mentioned as well. 
Also still looking at Odyssey Stratos Extreme but even though I love their sound the 2 I have had were a little noisy so that scares me away a bit. 
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