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Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K

Greetings
i’m a long time 2 channel system guy that rekindled his  interest in music and Is looking to upgrade speakers.    I just currently upgraded from a small  tube amp to a 150 W Krell amp and have really enjoyed the improved response from my  7 year old KEF LS50’s.     My favorite Brands of speakers over the years have been Maggie’s and B&W.   I have also downsized  homes and size of speaker is an issue.     Looking for the best sounding speaker for jazz and lite rock.    Attractive cabinets are important to me so I don’t like the looks of golden ear speakers..   25 years ago I loved Vandersteen speakers but they were just not attractive.

As I begin my search what would yoou suggest.   I have started looking at Monitor Audio and Salk but have not heard any.  My budget is $4K.

i appreciate your feedback.


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joscow
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Take a look at the Monitor Audio Gold 100 
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cbrents73
151 posts
 
Paradigm Prestige 75F’s or 85F’s

https://www.paradigm.com/en/overview/series/prestige-series
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georgehifi
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miamiangler
Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K

They can be got for around that price now used, if your lucky and a good haggler, and that’s a pair of Sonus Faber Extrema’s old, (new will cost you a kidney), best stand mount speaker I have ever heard, with bass that floor standers can’t match and a tweeter that’s still regarded as the best, but they like a very good amp.

Cheers George
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audionoobie
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You may want to put the Kef R7 on your list of speakers to audition. They retail for $3800.
mtrot
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I agree about checking out the new Kef R7, which looks to be killer in the below $4k price range.  Also, if you can find a used set of Dali Rubicon 6 below $4k, I strongly suggest you check them out. 
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