Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions

So.... I have interviewed the Ascend Acoustics sierra towers in my own home against another speaker system about 3 years ago. The Sierra Towers gor sent back but they were picked as just one of 2 systems I was interested in. If your budget is 3 to 5k, I would absolutely go that route. They are wonderful speakers but you will need a good subwoofer (s) to go with them as the base is the weak spot against others; and don't let the Ascend fan boys impress you with all of their graphs and measurements and all on that last point. They are a loyal bunch and anyone who says anything negative about this $2700 speaker is a heretic. So again, this is a good choice.

That being said, I have since moved out of this price range and into a completely different world. And I do mean..... wow, huge difference. At 96DB sensitivity my Legacy focus XD speakers are unbelievable. (no subs needed for sure). The ribbon tweeters in this system are mind blowing. I think you would be happy also with the SE version (without built in woofer amplification) and the Legacy signature (the little sister to this speaker that I have also spent some time with, just before stepping up to the XD..... just because I could). As to the rest mentioned in this thread. I have heard none of them so check them out also. Good luck

Another vote for Tekton and I honestly hate saying Millercarbon was right about something.

@mikekollar

They are wonderful speakers but you will need a good subwoofer (s) to go with them as the base is the weak spot against others; and don’t let the Ascend fan boys impress you with all of their graphs and measurements and all on that last point. They are a loyal bunch and anyone who says anything negative about this $2700 speaker is a heretic. So again, this is a good choice.

I agree that the towers benefit from a sub, but I find they’re pretty good down low. Unlike some other two way speakers, I find their bass to be honest, not boomy. Sometimes, I find speakers’ attempts to do it all results in bass that is bigger but not better. The Ascends' bass is clear, accurate. A string bass sounds pretty great with no sub. Subs add more down low and open up the soundstage a bit.

To do better than the Ascends, you went up a price class. That’s probably something I’ll do, too, in time. Logical move.

FWIW, I’m not a fanboy, though I don’t think you were calling me one. Here is what matters about the graphs -- they indicate something real about performance. The Ascends just take a lot less power and play evenly. As one real-world correlate, see this.

Listen to just rock and roll, loudly. Clarity and neutral definition with Impact. One system Tekton DI and other Focal aria 948's    enjoy

Running Horning Eufrodite (98db) with a 4.1 watt 2A3 Whammerdyne amp. Awesome. With your Mac amp, I would think that you could run about anything.