High value, giant killer speakers?

Magnepan the whole line.  LRS is the new small offering $650. It is designed to work well with high end electronics but a quality receiver is an acceptiable starting point.  They are 4' tall and work well with quality fast subwoofers.

Used Verity speakers, if you can find them.

The OP said $10k, so I’m pushing the slider to the top and saying, try to get something from Verity at the $10k mark. This usually means a speaker pair that was maybe $20-25k when new.

Instructions were simple. Best universally recognized under $10k speaker.

The universally recognized bit is unspoken but when addressing someone’s desire to get the best they can and without information on their tastes and ear trained/innate skewing...then what we’ve got is the universal speaker, not my personal tastes or some other one sided predilection. 

Verity sort of flies under the radar but they are definitely among the best. The Europeans seem to note this, as they do far better in Europe than in north America, at least with respect to used items available.  Even with the higher premium that something like the Verity speakers would command, when available in Europe.

I like them because they are neutral in all the right ways, they are dynamic in all the right ways, and so on. No games, no colors, no new one trick wonders of the given audio moment or whatnot.

steve59 
If you are looking for cabinets that nearly eliminate box resonance you might want to check out the carbon fiber cabinets that are made in England  from very high tech carbon fiber. Wilson Beseech. Pretty amazing if you are are annoyed by the sound of drivers in a box. 

Yes, I’m sure the Modwright set up was wonderful. I run them with Odyssey amp and pre. Sound is extremely detailed. But in all honesty, with my equipment and room, the beryllium tweeters can be a bit ’hot’ on certain songs. I’m certain the Modwright SET went a long way to eliminating that particular foible. Fritz’s very simple series crossover really stays out of the way of the music. Clarity and detail in spades....excellent for the money.