Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)

I have spent months trying everything in the $5k/$35k range. There is lots to like for different reasons, neutral & honest to fun and coloured, Electrostatics and DEQX based systems to fun coloured champions like the B&W 803 & 802 D3. I have owned all the Paradigm Signaure V2 & V3’s, Quad 2805 Electrostatics, Big Sanders Sound System Hybrid Electrostatics with full DEQX calibration and spent lots of time with the B&W 802 D2 that were well powered with Bryston & PS Audio. They were all great in their own respects, but in my own quest to get out of audiophilia and just get back to enjoying high end music reproduction there is only one speaker I intend to buy as my end game speaker and that is the Paradigm Persona 3F. Go and listen to some, you will never hear a more reavealing but enjoyably musical speaker thats easy to drive for anywhere like your budget. And they are beautiful to boot :)

Your very best value will be either the Linkwitz LX521 or Orion systems if you build them yourself.  And if you're not a wood worker, hire a local cabinet maker to build the enclosures.  It'll cost you a lot less than you think.  

Building the LX521 yourself will probably run you about $5000, including amplification as this is a multi-amplified system.  The Orion design, which I run and love, will set you back about $1000 more.

You owe it to yourself to hear what this design can do.  

Those not wishing to convert all source material to digital will want to avoid the Linkwitz LX521, as it's x/o is digital. Nelson Pass is working on an analog one for the speaker, price yet to be determined. The LX521 requires 3 stereo power amps, which adds more to the price of the speaker than most.

Tannoy Legacy Eaton with a tube amp.

Devore....