As good or better than Magnepan 3.7i

second recommendation for https://pureaudioproject.com/

What the maggies could do better are better dynamics...

But be careful what you wish for, after living with 3.6’s for 15 years and going to a nice set of semi-conventional cone speakers I now get some songs that are too dynamic. Yes you read that correctly- on some tracks drums hit too hard and feel out of balance with the rest of the instruments, and I wish I was listening to the 3.6’s again. The majority are better though- It’s all about the recording. Tough to have it all for every piece of music.

They are actually a little too large for the room they are in. 

That room is a little larger than the one I had them in. Have you tried a Limage setup? 

kennyc,

Thank for the suggestions. I really like the Hegel, but wittiest be opposed to changing i

mclinnguy

Never heard of Limage set up. Got a link?

@traudio 

There is a link at the bottom of this link also 

https://www.audioasylum.com/messages/MUG/217738/hk-limage-explained-sadie-is-our-in-house-expert-on-this-set-up

OP- ok need smaller speakers. I'm guessing you love the "see through" quality the Maggies do so well. My B&W 803 also do that really well, as did the Vandersteen model 1 and model 2 I've had. The 803 are much more dynamic than the Vandies, and will effortlessly play much louder. For your purposes I would get the Vandies because they are much more affordable than the 803s. I know your budget is 15k but why spend it if you can get a speaker you will love for a lot less coin?

Don't know where I got  the idea your budget was 15k. Must been from another post.