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Alternative after Soundlab. Horns? Heil Tweeters?

Dear all, I had to part from my beloved electrostatic Soundlab due to space limitation. (I didn’t want to hear them nearfield)

Now, provided my type of music is acoustic and vocals – I am looking for a budget price speaker that with all its limitation compared to Soundlab, can still reproduce vocals lifelike, transparent (no drilling ears tweeters please) and emotionally involving.

Due to a cat presence I have excluded Magneplanar but I have considered speakers based on the Heil tweeter like the Oskar Kithara.

Which other speakers shall I include in the list to audition for my targeted taste ? (Range 4000-6000 USD)
Are Horns a possible target? (Acapella and Avantgarde seems too pricey)

It can be both a small monitor or a floor speaker. I am not a fanatic of hard bass also because in the new room it will just be too much.
Many thanks and hope you will accept to respond, it looks a struggling experience downgrading but sometimes priorities shall be different.
Daniel
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elevick
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Cats love grill cloth. That rules out 80% of the speakers out there.
Horns are tough at near field. They tend to need more space.
Wall hung Martin Logans with a metal grill may do it? This would be my choice.
Piegas have metal grills???
Finally, what about something wall or ceiling mounted that the cat can't get to like the ceiling mount Thiels?
Personally, I find that declawing the little creatures a cheaper alternative but, I don't love cats......
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