This is pretty timely, I just went thru this same exercise. My room is 12’ x 11’ and we have similar music tastes. I ended up ordering the Revel Perfoma3 F206 for a great deal so I am going to try those. One I have them tuned in, I plan on trying internet-direct sellers that offer a free trial period and compare till I get what I like. Check out the SH music forums for the thread http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/speaker-shopping-with-3000-budget-what-have-you-heard-opinions.708014/
Here is the list of possibilities I have compiled:
Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower RAAL
Aperion Audio Verus II Grand Tower
Axiom M100
B&W 703 S2
B&W CM9 S2
Cabasse Egea 3
Canton Vento 809.2
Coincident Dynamite
Dynaudio Excite X34
Focal Aria 926/936
GoldenEar Triton Two
Harbeth Compact 7es3
KEF R500/R700
Klipsch RF-7 II
Legacy Expression
Magnepan MG 1.7i
Martin Logan Motion 60XT
Monitor Audio Silver 10
Paradigm Prestige 75F
Philharmonic Slims Tower
Polk Audio LSi M 705
Proac Response DT8
PSB Imagine T2
RBH SV-6500
Revel Performa F208/F308
Ryan 620
Salk Song3
Scansonic MB-2.5
Sonus Faber Venere 2.5/3.0
Spatial Audio’s M3 TurboS
Spendor A5R
SVS Ultra Tower
Tannoy Revolution XT 8F
Tekton Double Impact (Electron, Pendragon, Impact, Enzo 2.7)
Vandersteen 2Ce
Von Schweikert VR-22
Wharfedale Diamond 250
Zu SOUL Mk.II/Superfly
Here is the list of possibilities I have compiled:
Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower RAAL
Aperion Audio Verus II Grand Tower
Axiom M100
B&W 703 S2
B&W CM9 S2
Cabasse Egea 3
Canton Vento 809.2
Coincident Dynamite
Dynaudio Excite X34
Focal Aria 926/936
GoldenEar Triton Two
Harbeth Compact 7es3
KEF R500/R700
Klipsch RF-7 II
Legacy Expression
Magnepan MG 1.7i
Martin Logan Motion 60XT
Monitor Audio Silver 10
Paradigm Prestige 75F
Philharmonic Slims Tower
Polk Audio LSi M 705
Proac Response DT8
PSB Imagine T2
RBH SV-6500
Revel Performa F208/F308
Ryan 620
Salk Song3
Scansonic MB-2.5
Sonus Faber Venere 2.5/3.0
Spatial Audio’s M3 TurboS
Spendor A5R
SVS Ultra Tower
Tannoy Revolution XT 8F
Tekton Double Impact (Electron, Pendragon, Impact, Enzo 2.7)
Vandersteen 2Ce
Von Schweikert VR-22
Wharfedale Diamond 250
Zu SOUL Mk.II/Superfly