At that price point, it's a no-brainer to go with the Linkwitz LX521. Not even close. Mind you, it's a DIY project that will take some research on your part to learn about them and the amplification choices, but this is a loudspeaker system that does NOT require a sub-woofer and images exceptionally well. It takes you into the land of open baffle loudspeakers, tri-amplification and DSP EQ. They compare well to the big MBL loudspeakers which retail at $70,000+.
Do your homework. You won't find them on the used market. People build them and love them. This would be the very last loudspeaker you would ever purchase. Read about them at The Linkwitz Lab website.
If you're not brave enough to do that, then seriously consider the SEAS Thor kit from Madisound. The bare kit costs $2231.40. Madisound has a cabinet maker they work with who will build them and have them shipped to your door for about $1000 more if you're not brave enough to build them yourself. There is a used pair on US Audio Mart.
This is a design that is extremely similar to the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 Graphene, which retails for $13,000. Both are transmission line enclosures which used SEAS Excel drivers.
Do your homework. You won't find them on the used market. People build them and love them. This would be the very last loudspeaker you would ever purchase. Read about them at The Linkwitz Lab website.
If you're not brave enough to do that, then seriously consider the SEAS Thor kit from Madisound. The bare kit costs $2231.40. Madisound has a cabinet maker they work with who will build them and have them shipped to your door for about $1000 more if you're not brave enough to build them yourself. There is a used pair on US Audio Mart.
This is a design that is extremely similar to the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 Graphene, which retails for $13,000. Both are transmission line enclosures which used SEAS Excel drivers.