Have you looked at Wison Benesch? There are not a ton of dealers out there to help you with auditions but they are brilliant speakers and will be a bit more natural sounding than B&W. I would look at the A.C.T. One.
Vivid Audio is not necessarily going to be significantly less bright, (Laurence Dickey is ex B&W and designed the Matrix and Nautilus lines) but these are incredible sounding. Aesthetically, you either love them or hate them but few critique the sound. A Giya G3 should deliver very room filling sound.
Both of these are some of the best engineered speakers in the world and would be first choices for me. I am in the process of becoming a dealer for both brands and could blather on for pages for why both. Cabinet materials, driver design, etc... all make them fabulous.
Regarding other options:
Rockport makes insanely good speakers and again, are a bit more natural sounding. Wonderful engineering and you can't go wrong with the.
Vimberg or Tidal - they take a while to get but are awesome speakers.
YG and Magico - Aluminum cabinet and both are worth a listen. YG has an awesome upgrade path.
Vivid Audio is not necessarily going to be significantly less bright, (Laurence Dickey is ex B&W and designed the Matrix and Nautilus lines) but these are incredible sounding. Aesthetically, you either love them or hate them but few critique the sound. A Giya G3 should deliver very room filling sound.
Both of these are some of the best engineered speakers in the world and would be first choices for me. I am in the process of becoming a dealer for both brands and could blather on for pages for why both. Cabinet materials, driver design, etc... all make them fabulous.
Regarding other options:
Rockport makes insanely good speakers and again, are a bit more natural sounding. Wonderful engineering and you can't go wrong with the.
Vimberg or Tidal - they take a while to get but are awesome speakers.
YG and Magico - Aluminum cabinet and both are worth a listen. YG has an awesome upgrade path.