Here’s a pair of Joseph Audio Perspective 2s near your price point (they do have some minor damage that is what brings them to your price level). I got to hear the smaller Pulsars and your 804 D3s in the same system and hands down thought the Pulsars were better all around. Amazingly bass was comparable and the Pulsars were the equal on detail but sounded more natural, musical, disappeared and imaged better, and threw a bigger and more expansive 3D soundstage. The Pulsars were just more effortlessly enjoyable and believable overall whereas the D3s called attention to themselves while showing their relative limitations. It’s not that the D3s were bad — in fact I liked them more than any previous iteration of the 804s, but the Pulsars were just flat-out better overall. No contest in my book, and obviously these Perspectives would give you even more in terms of bass impact/depth and overall dynamics than the Pulsars and the D3s. Just another option, and best of luck.
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650134918-joseph-audio-perspective-2-graphene/
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What type "punch" are you looking for? Chest hitting bass, bass that you feel on your bottom while sitting on the couch, or quick and taut bass. I'm learning more "punch" means different to some. If it's the first 2 I described you are looking for, getting a sub would be the place to upgrade to. If you are looking to get another pair of speaekrs, I'd recommend NSMT. I'm a big fan of this line lately. I'm really liking my NSMT 100's. They have active bandpass so I have the "punch" (quick/taut/solid) bass I'm looking for. I've just moved to them from using Magnepan 1.6's for 18yrs and couldn't be happier. If you can strecth the budget, I'd recommend the Clairvoyant's with 15EXP or System One.
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