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Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers?

Curious if there are any used or new (less likely) speakers out there that rival flagship speakers like Focal Grande Utopia, Rockport Lyra, Marten Coltrane Supreme 2, Magico M6, Raidho TD 4.2 or D4.8 etc?

I'll throw out a contender. If you look on ebay and the used market you can sometimes find a Von Schwekert VR 10 for around $18k CAD and from what I heard it can rival many TOTL speakers like the Grande Utopia. Do you guys have any thoughts?
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wildfoxinn
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https://www.stereophile.com/content/tidal-audio-akira-loudspeaker

I'd like to hear the Akira though. $70k in accuton drivers. Yeah, it's 215k, but if I was a 0.1%er I'd buy these.
nyaudio98
420 posts
 
Tidal speakers without a doubt
johnto
1,025 posts
 
If you have the space the Magnepan 30.7 at $30k is hard to beat.
bondmanp
1,816 posts
 
IME, the German Physiks Borderland Mk IV competes well with any 6 figure speakers I have heard.  But, like all speakers, they are not for everyone (but they sure as heck are for me!). 
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dodgealum
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Daedalus Zeus--heard them at 2018 CAF after spending ten painful minutes in the big VAC/Von Schweikert room (was it $1 million?). The Zeus don't bring bling or boom but the the sound is effortlessly enjoyable and right up there with the best I have heard--all that for $30K.
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