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Hello, I am looking at upgrading my speakers and want to spend about $10-12k new or used. While the speakers I have now sound real nice, I want more detail and wider soundstage, all that fun stuff. My system is as follows:

Paradigm 95F speakers
REL S5 sub
PASS X150.8 amp
PASS XP 17 preamp 
PASS XP12 phono preamp
VPI Classic 3 Signature turntable
Hana ML cartridge 
Aurender N100SC streamer 
Chord Cutest DAC 
Shunyata Denali 6000 v2 conditioner 
Nordost Heimdall2 for all power and interconnects. 
Thank you for your time and suggestions 

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audioguy85
2,018 posts
 
You are a lucky man if you have that kind of cash to throw at a speaker...good luck.
james633
1,025 posts
 
Nice electronics. 
I personally like the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 3 in that price range. They are a good all around speaker that looks as good as it sounds. I liked them much better than the Kef reference 3. 
Used a pair of wilsons (really any of them will be a huge upgrade) and or a pair of Focal Sopra 2 would be high on my list of used purchases in the $10-$12k range. 
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Consider a speaker and amplifier purchase as a single purchase / decision.

Be open to moving away from your Pass amp should your speaker choice necessitate it. Conversely, staying with your specific Pass amplifier locks you into a (restricted) subset of speaker types.

Please note that the above is not about Pass. I own a Pass XA 30.8 and a XP 20

All the best in your search and choice.
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