What speakers for $5K Used?

I auditioned a few yesterday at a local store, none of which were mentioned here, but I will share some of the experiences. I went to listen to the Aerial 10T's, and of course, they are discontinued. There is a new 10T coming out in 6-12 mos, though, supposedly with the 20T's ribbon tweeter. I listed to the 20T's. Awesome. Amazing detail, soundstage, presence, does everything a speaker should do well, and for $20K retail, it should! Wilson Wattpuppy 6: Nice speaker, but other than a more "present" midrange, was not as good in any category as the 20T. B&W 801 and 802. Surprisingly not that great compared to the 20T's. I think some of it had to do with the electronics difference (Mark Levinson v. Krell) and the setup of the speakers (801's were in a huge showroom), but the 801's just did not resolve the soundstage in a clear way, i.e., the instruments did not assume a coherent position on a hypothetical stage, the way the 20T's did. Same with the 802's (which are less than 50% of the 20T's of course). 10K+ is way out of my price range, of course, but fun listening. I wonder what the old 10T's sound like compared to the 20T's? Anyone know? I also listened to the Joseph Audio rm33si, which sounded very nice (for $7500), better than the 802's, I think, but again,the setup was significantly less than ideal. So that's the take so far!

Innersound Eros MKII. Demos an/or used can be had for less than 5k. Best both worlds -- dynamic bass with the mids and highs of stats.

For 5k used, my advice would be VMPS FF1 and then Legacy Focus 20/20....

I Had Aerial 10t's,[they were really good]and have switched to Reimer. I have the new Wind River GS and side by side with the 10t, it bettered them. Faster, tighter, more air. e mail if you want to talk about these Reimers

Vandersteen 3as are well below 5k used...but performance wise...sound like 5k and up speakers...if you have the room and can properly set them up...they can sound very,very good....you can spend more...much more...and still get less...