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Speakers free of grain, glare and steel?

$2,000 or less used/new speakers free of grain, glare and steel, but with detail, extension, imaging, and tonal accuracy and balance? Acoustic Zen Adagio, Merlin TSM MME. Gallo 3.1, Frafrotski SE? Most speakers are competent, some are outstanding, a few deliver magic. Which speakers are the most musical and easy to listen to, rising to the top of a crowded field given their price point, and the most "forgiving" of their associated components? Which have magic?
pmboyd
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roxy54
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Given your stated priorities, I would also recommend Spendor; the SP100 with Sound Anchor stands in particular. Another poster here mentions the 9/1. I owned both for years each, but not at the same time, and although the 9/1 wins the beauty contest, in the end, I found the SP100 more endearing. It will never hurt your ears, and the coherence is very good. A classic speaker that gives a lot of enjoyment, and doesn't distract you from the music's message .
unsound
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The closet suggestion I can think of is the Vandersteens.
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mapman
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The right OHM Walsh model depends mostly on room size. Larger models use larger models of the OHM CLS Walsh driver, all of which are tuned to sound similar in different size rooms.

I think OHM is running a sale until the end of this month on the latest CLS drivers in refurbished older cabinets that provides extra exceptional value per dollar.
finsup
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OHM, Decware ERR, Spendor SP100 (if you can stretch your budget), JMR Bliss (or Trentes if you can find them). Read some of Bob Neill's reviews about the JMR line
jwmazur
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I have had the Ohms and the Decware was better, but the Holistic smokes them.
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