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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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miamiangler OP
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@smdesforges.  Will do, it’s going to take about three months before they ship.

tweak1
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I just noticed your UN. If you live in Miami I am in Ft Lauderdale. You came come hear my Emerald Physics KCIIs
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chrisr
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Totem hawk.
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audio_hub
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ATC SMC 11 i would recommenced 
julie_priest
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@miamiangler hope this is not a bother, resurrecting an old thread. I am in the same boat: trying to seek as best a pair as possible for a small place. Music source will be Tidal on Mac Mini (and occasionally phone), amp most likely Hegel H90 or Cambridge Audio CXA81. I've short listed my options down to:

1. Dynaudio Special 40  
2. KEF R3  (I can get a sub later...am not a bass hound)
3. JBL L100 

The Salk Song3 is interesting, but being a full floorstanding, might be overkill for me. I'm not very familiar with Salk, and in Toronto it may be hard to find a pair to listen to. 

So, question: could you share why you decided to go with the floorstanding -- was it only the ability to get rid of the sub, or was the sound also better? 
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