I have the Volti Audio Rivals in a large room (just over 5K cu. ft.) & they fill it easily at loud volumes w/ maybe 20 tube watt peaks. Sound very good & more like live music than most. They don't have the super extended, pristine high end that only bats will really appreciate but its very clean, a super dynamic, great, spacious & open midrange & a big low end that a good, big woofer can be capable of.
And, w/ about half of your budget leftover, you can afford a solid retainer for a good divorce attorney should you wife decide the music is simply too loud to stand.