What does one purchase after owning horns?


I have owned Avantgarde Uno's and sold them because of the lack of bass to horn integration. I loved the dynamics, the midrange and highs. Now faced with a new speaker purchase, I demo speakers and they sound lifeless and contrived. The drama and beauty of live music and even the sound of percussion insturments like a piano are not at all convincing. I have an $8k budget for speakers give or take a thousand. My room is 13'X26' firing down the length. Any good ideas will be appreciated. My music prefrences are jazz/jazz vocalist.
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Maybe horns aren't necessarily fatiguing but the horn zealot's appear to have mostly chased the non-believer's away from this thread about what to do after horns nontheless?

I'll speak treason and assert that there are many good cost and sound quality competitive options after good horns that also include excellent dynamics, including but not limited to other horns, if horns are what toot your YNW.
One of the best musical experiences of a non horn system was a pair of MBL 101s in a room that was, admittedly, too small for them(I spent many hours, on different days, listening, as they were owned by a close friend). The sound was incredible and very involving. I could easily live with these. Yes, I said it. Connected to them was a top end tube preamp and a powerful, top end ss amp. Because I value so many traits that horns possess, it is hard for me to ultimately feel satisfied with many a speaker. I can appreciate time coherence and spatial imaging of many of these high end systems, but if the sound cannot convey that "musician magic", if you will, it does not keep my interest. But, again I say it, to each his own, and let's all live happily ever after. P.S. : "Musician magic" is my wording, of the ability to follow, and feel, each musician in a recording.
Not chased, just waiting for the zealots to inhale.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zealots
The issue of dynamic compression seems to be academic, after all we've had decades of practical use, and minuscule amount of reported failure. Even the author of the provided link suggests what ever deficiencies might exist, might not be audible.
Perhaps Mrdecibel should consider just who should get over whom.
Attempts to use gang bullying, and suggestions of psychological shortcomings of those who don't agree, are pathetic attempts to negate opposing points of view.
One could easily return the question of; where is the science to prove that horns don't get in their own way in such a manner to compromise coherence?
I'm quite done with all of this, but I leave of my own accord, not because I've been chased away, and I reserve the right to return, should I feel the want.
BTW, I still stand by my first post on this thread; the VMPS's might be worth a consideration.
mbl is certainly one design that can raise the bar in many regards but differently as might good horns and other more esoteric designs.

I am of the opinion that there is only so much that can be achieved with conventional dynamic box designs, though good ones can certainly still be most enjoyable. More unconventional approaches must be taken to raise the bar further in particular aspects of sound. Horns are one approach that can in terms of dynamics. mbl is another. Walsh drivers like those in the reasonably affordable and compact OHM Walsh speakers I am partial to are another.