2k$ speakers that meet my criteria?

Everything you named just screams Fritz Carbon 7's to me. They are on the warm side with an incredibly rich and lush sound. Many speakers I've heard that are warm, sacrifice detail in the process. Not the Carbon 7's though, it retains all the details, yet sounds so honey sweet.

I've had many many speakers and the Carbon 7's easily take the cake for best musical monitors that I've ever heard, under $4K. The scan-speak tweeter and woofer combo Fritz uses in the Carbon 7's are a proven success, over and over again. With Fritz's personal series crossover, it sounds mind blowing to me.

I think it's also important to say that I have absolutely no affiliation with Fritz. I'm simply an extremely satisfied customer that genuinely want more people to be exposed to this gem.

If anything, go to www.fritzspeakers.com and give him a call, his number is listed at the bottom. He is a very friendly person to talk to, truly loves speakers. I'm sure you guys can be able to work out an in-home demo. Again, I believe his Carbon 7 monitor represents one of the best values on the market today. Don't miss out! They only sell for $1750 which is incredibly cheap for the performance you get.

I forgot to also mention, if you do a search on Audiogon, you'll find some very satisfied and loyal Carbon 7 owners.

Also, there is a more "professional" review on www.sonicflare.com , please take the time to check it out! I think Sean describes the Carbon 7's quite accurately, and they sound right up your alley.

Good luck either way!

They're just that good, I've heard many, many speakers (including Ohm and Vandersteens as mentioned above) and none I've felt so passionately about except the Carbon 7's. But I understand your point, maybe I am being a bit overzealous.

Honestly, everyone is just out here recommending their favorites, I'm just following their steps. And unless you've heard the Carbon 7's, you really can't say I'm out of line. They fit EXACTLY what the OP is looking for.