Speakers that sound like Usher Be-20s/10s

Had the Usher BE-10 for the past 10yrs along with Emm Labs & Pass Labs gear. The room is also quite well prepped (40sqm room) and speakers + listening position close to ideal. The sound is very well balanced, musical and involving. I don’t think they can be beaten by anything else at their price. However, there is an area where I would look for improvement. I think the dome BE midrange is very fast but the Eton driver falls a bit behind in this area. I would say a better and much more expensive speaker should have 2-3 7-8” mid-bass drivers to fill in the gap. 

I revived this thread a few years ago, and ended up reselling the be20 dmd’s to feed the addiction. The huge woofers to a 5’’ mid require some care in placement and toe in, but I have no complaints with their sound and while there are wire and xover upgrades available for the speakers it isn’t necessary. The be 10 is probably big enough for most rooms.

Hello: a smaller version of Ushers

@steve59 What did u replace the Ushers with, and what are the improvements?

I always thought meridian dsp 8000's were the ultimate. A pair of dsp 8000.2 came up about 4 hours away I made an offer on and after some negotiating I bought them. I still try out speakers if I think I can resell them for the price i'm paying for them. That said I've tried the Vienna acoustic strauss, persona 7f and currently kef blade since selling the be20's and buying the M's. The persona's might have the best bass i've ever heard from a pair of passive speakers, but they really need special care to sound natural. Ther Blades are similar to Usher in tone, but the midbass is more prominent and the soundstage is on another level. I can't afford to keep both the blades and big meridians once I retire,  My hegel h360 was the source for all the speakers.

Soix, you see I don't sell a pair because I don't like them so much as I want to hear as many as I can.