Warm romantic & detailed

jeffinnh If you're in NH then you have an excellent opportunity to demo most of these speakers. Audio Video Therapy is a Spendor dealer. Fidelis which is 20 minutes away has Harbeth, Sonus, Dynaudio and Vandersteen. Walter the owner of Fidelis is the National USA distributor for Harbeth. Both stores by the way do offer home demos. One other speaker I'd put on the list is Sonner. AVT carries it along w/the Spendor. Also Fidelis is a McIntosh dealer too.

your preference perfectly describes the Sonus Faber Olympica lll’s 

added benefits:  gorgeous cabinetry, huge sound stage, detailed and resolving yet relaxed and sweet sonic signature; listening for hours even at high volumes - not a problem 

I know the folks at Audio video therapy well & have previewed many speakers in house. I actually just visited Fidelis two days ago. Unfortunately he was sold out of everything I wanted to hear, but I will be back when stock rolls back in. 

One word answer: Vandersteen

I have Maggie 3.7i's.  They come shipped with a resistor to tame the high's.  There are many that feel they have a glare or grain and I will agree that they can sound fatiguing, and were initially ( I had 1.7i's and the 3.7i's are definitely smoother).
I have gradually upgraded my electronics to the point the Maggies are now warm romantic and detailed.  Most recently upgraded to an Allnic L-7000 from an L-3000.  While the 3000 was spectacular the 7000 washed away the last bit of grain.  
Sold the L-3000 to an owner of an L1500.  I told him one difference going from the L3000 to the L-7000 was that you don't notice the high frequency's, if you listen they are there but they don't call for attention.  The buyer said he noticed the same thing going from the L-1500 to the L-3000.
Don't forget to evaluate the electronics, they can be a part of the problem or the solution.