Speaker upgrade

Looks like Joseph audio gets many votes, for good reason. This speaker has advantage of being an underdog among big players and hence a lot of sympathy. I can sense that and I also want to promote those kind of brands. But besides that, are there anybody here who have owned them. Will be good to hear from them too. It is easy to recommend all these speakers (some of them are so new to me), but consider this: "if it is my money, will I buy this". Throwing all the speakers at me when I am trying to narrow down makes it a long discussion without results. Meanwhile, I am going to find dealers to listen to Vimberg Tonda, Vonschweikert vr-55, Vandy 7, JA pearls. Will again listen to Magico S5MK2, and Avior II to make final decision.

Anybody knows any VSA VR-55, JA and Vandy dealers around Indy ?

I bought my last pair of speakers 10 years ago, Soundlab 945's, hot-rod, toroidal, bass focus. EVERY change made upstream is revealed. The  MOST sound investment I have ever made, Period !!

Romney80 wrote: " audiokinesis you have very good understanding on room acoustics... Will certainly be in touch with you when I have to do some more changes, which will be done after my speaker purchase."

Thank you for the vote of confidence, romney80. And speaking of votes, you got mine in 2012 (assuming you’re THAT Romney).

However my area of expertise is not room acoustics; I’m a loudspeaker designer. I would defer to a professional acoustician, or to the dealer you buy your speakers from, regarding treatment of YOUR room for YOUR speakers.

My thoughts about loudspeaker/room interaction are informed by the work of concert hall acoustician David Griesinger, and here are a few relevant quotes:

“The earlier a reflection arrives the more it contributes to masking the direct sound.”

“When presence is lacking the earliest reflections are the most responsible.”

“Envelopment is the holy grail of concert hall design. When reproducing sound in small spaces [home listening rooms], envelopment is often absent.”

“Envelopment is perceived when the ear and brain can detect TWO separate streams: A foreground stream of direct sound, and a background stream of reverberation. Both streams must be present if sound is perceived as enveloping.”

So the implication is that IF we want clarity and presence and envelopment, THEN we should minimize the energy in early reflections but still have plenty of energy in later reflections. And there should be a time gap in between the first-arrival sound and the strong onset of reflections. With polydirectional loudspeakers like the von Schweikerts and the Boenickes I see the opportunity for a setup with these attributes.

Of course these are not the only things that matter, but they are often overlooked, and imo are worth the effort.

I happen to be a longtime dealer for the SoundLabs that gallassero mentions. They are even bigger than Maggies and therefore presumably not remotely feasible in this situation, BUT when set up correctly (which is not complicated) they do an excellent job of delivering the "TWO streams" Griesinger talks about.

Duke

If I could make the commitment to buying speakers blind with a checkbook big enough match components later or say an additional $25k for components it would be easy to choose speakers. 
I've been thru a few and am enjoying a couple now 1 passive and 1 active dsp. I think while i'm trying passive speakers I'm going to try the Kef Blades as I've seen amplification as meager as the hegel h360 drive them and they have potential.