$3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ?

A few years ago, based simply on the many glowing reviews, I bought a lightly used, $17K pair of bird's eye maple GamuT L7 speakers for $4K. Powered by a pair of Pass Labs XA-160.5 amps. I'm very happy with my purchase. The tough part is that I've only seen one other pair come up for sale since then. Good luck and happy listening!

Vandersteen, Paradigm, SVS, KEF, Monitor Audio, B&W, Klipsch

MoFi

End of last year I bought a used pair of Eggleston works Andra speakers. Based on their sound I'm guessing any Eggleston works speakers (for what you're talking about you could go with a smaller speaker from them) would foot your bill. 

Definitely not bright and the mids are exquisite. (Bass is equally fantastic but that doesn't seem to be a driving force for you and more to the point I think likely their other speakers if you find something smaller than what I got will sound equally good in the mid\highs region) 

On a side note I'd not be afraid of keeping an older speaker if you love the sound you've got. I've got a pair of Wharfedale stand mount speakers I bought new somewhere around 1988 and they still sound great. And without question they've worked hard for many years lol. 

E.

everhard, appreciate your suggestion. I have not heard Andra but read about them. How they would work with my amp is something that I can't really know.

Yeah, I'll keep my current speakers in any case for as long as they can be kept operational. So far, as I upgrade amps and cables they sound better and better. In fact, they are very sensitive to even very minor changes, and I like this. the entire system is very tunable.