Full range box floorstanding recommend $3-5K range


after 3 years w/stats (ML, SL-3) I am ready for something a little fuller (more bass) and dynamic but yet detailed & great soundstage. i am looking to spend 3-5K new or used. i am looking for some ideas (meadowlark, coincident, joseph, talon, legacy, thiel, i'm sure there are some other great ideas out there, etc.) to start with. i am running a Pass X250 amp, pass x2 pre & Cary 303 CDP, all Cardas Golden Cross interconnects, Cardas Neutral Ref spr cables.
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Disclaimer: I am a Talon Audio dealer.

Can't go wrong with the Talon Raven. Biggest bang for the buck speaker available on the market today, IMHO. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Best Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio
Disclaimer: I'm not very smart!
I hope that's a joke! If you want a speaker that really outperforms it's cost check out a pair of Sony SS M9. They are an American designed and made speaker. I know most people are not interested when they see the name brand, but if sound is more important than the name this speaker will pleasantly surprise you.
I have a pair of these speakers with equipment similar to yours and they were a surprise! They sounded much better than I thought they would.
There is a guy, in the south, I think that has a pair in Piano finish which looks great. Or I'll sell you mine for a lot more than I paid for them.
I haven't seen any speakers on the recommended list yet that I don't think are good, but I don't see one that sounds this good for such a low price.
Mike--The joke is Nrchy's disclaimer in the first line of his post, of course.
Once you've lived with planars, it's very hard to go back to boxes.

Among the few non-planar speakers that I find satisfyingly un-boxy is the Gradient Revolution, which really doesn't use a box. The woofers are dipoles, and the concentric mid/tweet module is mounted in a generouly free-flowing pressure-relief enclosure. So far my Revolution customers have included at least one former Martin Logan and Quad owner.

In a more conventional approach, Talon makes some very fine loudspeakers (which I don't sell).

The InnerSounds are also very dynamic and lively, though their sweet spot is pretty much limited to one person under normal conditions.

Best of luck in your quest!

Duke