High value, giant killer speakers?

Fritz... just a great guy. Talked to him a few times and have had two of his designs—great speakers. The best way I could describe his series crossover is that it sound like point source coaxial driver, but so smooth. His original Carbon 7 had such a dark and euphoric sound but with massive imaging and texture. Unfortunately I sold for two reasons, they overloaded my small room and had to pull double duty for HT. In a larger designated listening room these would keep me happy : ). I was saving up for his Carreras but after talking to him a month ago he seems to be very excited about a new version of his Carbon 7 speakers that utilize the new Carbon woofer (faster) but also a different Scan Speak tweeter (limeted addition). What I gather from chatting with him is that he may even like the sound of this less expensive tweeter in the series crossover than the previous gen 2 Carbon 7 that utilized the air Circ tweeter. He has it advertised on audiogon but not his website.

Spatial is releasing their M5 Sapphire speaker ($3K) that I'd be very tempted to try. 

Klipsch Jubilee for under 9G kills those big boys on value for the dollar on a true all horn system.

but it never was seamless, and always too bright

@tweak1 

Agree, they are not neutral at all but on the bright side.

roxy54

"Sure. It's all a big conspiracy, right kenjit? "

kanjit has a point. Large manufactures start with their flagship and then price down from there. Those flag ships speakers are not their best selling speakers for sure and are mostly used for marketing and to price out the rest of the line.  They set the price point from the top then work down. They claim you achieve 90% 85% or 75% of the "sound of the flagship". It really is all marketing. 
Small companies have a different philosophy. They may only have one line of speakers, but they sill work top down.