Yeah, if you can find a nice used pair of Nola KOs in your price range, which do come up now and again, that’d be a HUGE recommendation (shame on me for not thinking of them before). Carl voices and mostly shows his speakers with ARC gear, so there ya go. Read the show reviews of the KOs and they’re all glowing. I think KOs of any generation with a couple good and well-integrated subs could be end-game speakers and 80% of his Baby Grands on the cheap. DeVore also a great suggestion — maybe used Silverbacks? Read reviews of the recommended speakers here — many of which are excellent — and see which speakers are fairly tube friendly and match with your sonic preferences. But if I’m you, I’m looking hard at Nola KOs and Verity Audio Parsifal along with Vandy. Best of luck.
