What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why?


I'm closer to the 20,000 part, but if I get stretched i would like to know higher recommendations. Remember, this is on the used market - not retail. I'm even interested if you think I should make a huge jump (say to 50,000), but I want to know what justifies that jump. I'd like the best bang for the buck and even the worse bang for the buck. Are there speaker lines that are totally overlooked that sound wonderful in this price range that I need to be exposed to? I may go higher, but lets start there.

PS Let's just assume the upstream equipment is adequate to drive any recommended speaker. We are not limited by upstream components.
Ag insider logo xs@2xnab2
Sonus Faber Stradavari. They do not come up often but when they do they are often in the mid to low 20's. They are a wide format, so you need some room for them. Glorious, from the old Sonus Faber line. But, then again, I am an old Sonus Faber junkie.

For 22k New the Charney Audio Concerto is a must listen!

If you live in the Greater NY, NJ area it is well worth the time to stop in for a listen.



Just make SURE you buy from a reputable dealer .
There are a lot of sharks on here who sell one thing and deliver another.
 Agon will not help a screwed buyer in any way !
 A cesspool .
None, I already have the BEST; Golden Ear Triton two's, powered with a McIntosh 7270.
I would get something else like a Panamax 5400 surge protection, new turntable, Oppo 4K Blue Ray player and a few other toys.
Maybe some Audioquest Vodka HDMI cables......
I have FUN with my system.
I guess this is just the type of question that stimulates every "I-haven’t-heard-anything-like-my-last-speakers" speaker’s owner (just like me in fact).
How lucky you are to be able to ask such a question. And also to cope with the multiple answers everybody can read here.
I’d like to thank many of the gentlemen who took time to answer (and pleasure certainly), because I discovered a few names I had never hear of. Linkwitz seems to be that one I read most. I’ll pay a visit to them when I’m able to, for sure.
Let’s come to the most personal view, which is the speakers I would recommend in such a case.
Difficult choice, because, I must confess, I will mention speakers I never owned myself, unaffordable… I’ve been lucky enough to listen to them many times in my favorite hifi dealer shop in Paris (I’m French btw). I never owned them because they were (when new) and still are on the expensive side of my possibilities. But I’m only 54 so I still have some hope ;)
I’m talking about the wonderful Cello Grand Master (http://www.celloseattle.com/ctdocs/prodserve/speakers/grandmasters.html) for their ability to play anything with appropriate physical impact ; and the extraordinary Apogee acoustics Grand (http://www.stereophile.com/content/apogee-acoustics-grand#tG3tSR5EHGxwW1Wt.97) for their airy and incredible sound (the Diva can do too, and are easier to find. Depending on you room’s size).
I live presently with the babies, Apogee Stage. In a small sized european style room they are marvelous, driven by a Cello amp and Wadia CDP.
That’s an old-fashioned advice, I must admit. But your question is nice to be answered ;)
I wish you a nice way to your dream, that’s probably the funniest path in life, after the first kiss to a woman you love. Then I’m pretty sure that once you’re set up with the speakers you’ve chosen, you will start thinking about how you will ask here: « I’ve got wonderful XY speakers that actually do more than well. What would you suggest for the next step? ». Am I wrong?
;))