Went from DIs to Dynaudio Contour 20s. I don’t think I had enough power for those at the time and they didn’t stay long. Then got some Klipsch Chorus 2s which were fun but ultimately we’re not any of the things audiophiles look for besides being loud!! Sounded good with lots of eq. Then bought some Cerwin Vega DX9s (was on a vintage speaker rock trip). They were freaking awesome! ….. for some things. Rock is rock on those dudes, they had a built in eq that was just right. Liked the Cerwins way more than the Klipsch and I would not mind owning another pair some day.
Today have Pioneer S1EX and a pair of Focal 836W. I would say they both do certain things better than the DIs. The DIs were really fun though sounded huge and were fun to listen to. Very detailed and non fatiguing. Cabinet talked at loud levels and or the tweeters (mid range) was giving out. I would love to hear some higher end Tektons with a sturdier cabinet and possibly more “high end” drivers.