Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker?

I haven't listened to the Focal Sopra No. 1 but recently changed out Dynaudio Contour 20's to Focal Diablo Utopia Colour EVO's and am very happy with them. Huge improvement in a challenging room. I use them with two Scan-Speak 32W/4878T Revelator 13" Subwoofer’s. I use a preamp for 2.2-channel and share the FL/FR mains, Subs and external amps via Home Theater Bypass to an AVR for TV.

I have a couple other rooms in the house I make the choices in but the Family Room is a compromise as decor is as important a hobby to her as stereo is to me. Her asks were hide the components and as many wires as possible, no tower speakers, and black in color. We are both very happy with the choice. 2-channel is the priority but I am hoping to modify a Viva Utopia stand to use as a center channel stand for my 3rd Diablo.

$15k for bookshelves is a generous budget. My limited exposure to pricey bookshelves is Dynaudio C1 platinums, Contour 20 (non-i), and Heritage Specials. Also Paradigm Persona B. The C1s were pretty amazing, the Contours would have been great if I hadn’t heard the C1s.

I now own a pair of the Heritage Specials. I can heartily recommend them for the sound, but there have been some stunning speakers with interesting woods in this thread. If I ever make it to AXPONA or some other show, I’d like to go the the Joseph Audio room to hear the Pulsar 2 Graphene.

In terms of what else I’d like to hear, a Fritz Carbon 7, and a Watkins Gen IV, but these are less pricey with more of the small manufacturer vibe. I’m interested in trying out speakers that have a certain following of loyalists.

Beautiful room george r. I don’t have much experience listening to bookshelf speakers VA Hayden se are pretty cool, Raidho D 1.2 are always amazing at axpona, but if I was shopping for a ‘close to full range’ stand mount that I could place a few feet from any reflective surface I’d buy the paradigm persona b and use some of the change to buy my wife something nice.

ATC 40A active towers.  They love good power cables and XLR cabling.  Reclaim unnecessary power amp real estate.  Reduce cabling.  Clean solution.  Yes, I’ve owned them.  Good luck.

I'd like to add my voice of recommendation to these already mentioned:

B&W 805 D4

Marten Parker Duo

Keep an eye out for used Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo's; They often show up in your price range.

If you're looking for small, these pack an AMAZING amount of sound in a little package while maintaining excellent quality:

Wilson Tune Tot

Raidho TD 1.2

Magico A1