I wonder if your wife would be cool with the Amator Maxima
https://www.sonusfaber.com/en/products/maxima-amator
You could argue it takes up the same amount of real estate as a bookshelf. 
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You don't have to spend $10K. Consider Golden Ear BRX's,(https://www.crutchfield.com/S-gQks8FY3S0i/p_317BRX/GoldenEar-BRX.html?XVINQ=BI0&XVVER=15B2&awcr=76622396292438&awdv=c&awkw=goldenear%20brx&awmt=e&awnw=s&awat=&awug=44268&msclkid=ccc75a455d2d1e9959bb3d8fe96fb6ca), Genelec G3's(https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G3BW--genelec-g-three-active-speaker-polar-white), or MoFi SourcePoint 10's,(https://www.musicdirect.com/speakers/mofi-electronics-sourcepoint-10-bookshelf-speakers-pair/) |
$10-$15K for a bookshelf? With that budget, I would start with the Alta Alyssa at $5K (passive) and force myself to justify spending more. You could have a whole Linn system on that budget. If going for a bookshelf, I would make it a 2.1 system and add a sub. For the same money, you could have Buchardt A500 Signature actives with two Purify long-throw drivers and pair it with a T+A streamer-DAC-preamp-headphone amp and call it done, and have change left over. |
Be cautious with Borreson and Raidho. They don't work in every space. You need minimum 9' between the speakers and typically 3-5' behind them or the glorious image that you are paying for will not come together. Incredible speakers in the right space, a huge disappointment in the wrong space. Note how they setup at shows. That is not accidental. I would look at TAD, Marten and I think Vimberg might fall in this price range. They are the best designed products in this price range IMO. Fully disclosure, I am a Raidho dealer but have no relationship with any of the other brands I have mentioned. They are just good products. It is funny that I really have nothing in that price range. The Audiovectors and Wilson Benesch fall just below with stands |
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