For about five grand, I built custom Tannoy HPD 315 (12" Dual Concentric drivers, ca 1975), using enclosures that are nearly two inches thick, 150 liter bass-reflex, custom built crossovers with top-drawer components, and had the driver surrounds converted to hard edge.
They sound explosive and dynamic as hell, and I am able to drive them effectively with a 9 Wpc SET 300B amp, or 500 Wpc Class D. I honestly don't think they can be equaled by any commercially made speaker systems at this price.
In my experience, they are effective at producing music on a scale that sounds appropriate to whatever music you wish to play.
Just my two cents, but then my opinion is jaded by my daily enjoyment of great music listening.
Hope you find what works for you, with the budget you have to work with.
Regards,Dan