How about the GoldenEar Triton 2? List is $2500; you could probably negotiate down to $2K, and their demands are so modest that ancillary requirements are modest. The mid/tweet section is very well integrated and is fast, transparent, and yet smooth. It is an MTM arrangement where the tweeter is a folded ribbon in the tradition of the Heil AMT, but a newer, smoother, and better balanced version. The bass is handled by built-in powered subwoofers (good down to the mid-20s at least). Therefore you can integrate the bass level with room size. Front baffle is a mere 7" wide and imaging and soundstage are excellent.
You have to plug the speakers into AC, but the only connection you need between amp and speakers is a single speaker wire pair. No bi-amping, no jumpers, and no need for RCAs (though it provides for them if you want that).
The load is not demanding on the amp. Speakers easily reveal improvements in amp/preamp quality, but you can also get by with a 50wpc integrated. In fact, Sandy Gross, CEO and co-designer, uses a SET amp to power his.
You have to plug the speakers into AC, but the only connection you need between amp and speakers is a single speaker wire pair. No bi-amping, no jumpers, and no need for RCAs (though it provides for them if you want that).
The load is not demanding on the amp. Speakers easily reveal improvements in amp/preamp quality, but you can also get by with a 50wpc integrated. In fact, Sandy Gross, CEO and co-designer, uses a SET amp to power his.