I agree with Sbank.
There are many (but let's just say ten for argument's sake) companies that are at the top of the hill in speaker fabrication. You have already listened to a few and have found some don't suit your taste. How the heck are you going to design and build just one pair that you know the other companies haven't been able to build and reproduce music the way you want? Impossible.
Take the $16K and 'invest' it in Las Vegas. You'll have better luck and those odds suck.
There are many (but let's just say ten for argument's sake) companies that are at the top of the hill in speaker fabrication. You have already listened to a few and have found some don't suit your taste. How the heck are you going to design and build just one pair that you know the other companies haven't been able to build and reproduce music the way you want? Impossible.
Take the $16K and 'invest' it in Las Vegas. You'll have better luck and those odds suck.