The Watkins Gen4 is one I’ve been tempted to do a home trial on. Recipient of The Absolute Sound’s 2020, 2019 & 2018 Editors’ Choice Awards and their 2017 Golden Ear Award, and the price isn’t too high. $2500 iirc.
" Watkins Stereo Gen Four:
Bill Watkins has been perfecting the compact two-way since the early 1980s, and this is by far his best effort. Mating a 6.5″ Peerless woofer with a 1″ dome tweeter, the Gen Four’s bass extension and control are unheard of in such a small package. Unusually, the woofer is run without a low-pass filter, perhaps contributing to the imaging prowess and transient speed, which are spectacular for any speaker, especially one at this price."
https://www.watkinsstereo.com/shop
" Watkins Stereo Gen Four:
Bill Watkins has been perfecting the compact two-way since the early 1980s, and this is by far his best effort. Mating a 6.5″ Peerless woofer with a 1″ dome tweeter, the Gen Four’s bass extension and control are unheard of in such a small package. Unusually, the woofer is run without a low-pass filter, perhaps contributing to the imaging prowess and transient speed, which are spectacular for any speaker, especially one at this price."
https://www.watkinsstereo.com/shop