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

@smodtactical I heard a few TAD speakers and liked them but the price seemed a little too high relative to the competitors such as KEF.  At the store where I went and demoed the TAD ME1 (in Los Angeles) there was a TAD R1 MKII demo on sale. It was in NEW condition.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9dff4-tad-r1-mk2-full-range

If you are going to spend this much cash on speakers you should spend a few days in a big city such as LA and listen to everything on your list in one shot. Spend a week, it won't cost too much relative to the amount you want to spend on speakers. 

Joseph Audio Pearl3

Directly or indirectly Ralph is affiliated with both Classic Audio and Sound Labs, so of course they are great speakers.

I walk my talk. I've shown with both companies at shows, because they make great speakers. Beyond showing with them I have no affiliation. I'd have mentioned Audiokinesis too (with whom I've also shown) but his speakers were too inexpensive to make the cut. After nearly 43 years in this business, I've yet to sell a single loudspeaker.

@yyzsantabarbara  good point man

Many have noted, Maggies rival many Uber expensive speakers. I think you would be doing yourself a disservice not to listen to them. I listen to symphonic music full tilt on my Maggies, which is much more demanding than rock and could blow out the windows if I choose to (I love rock and old school house music too). To get the subsonic punch people speak of I integrated four subwoofers using DSP which you could easily do for the price of a much more expensive set of speakers. The result is all the magical mids and highs benefits of the panel with none of the disadvantages.