Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair

Depends...if you get something like a Andrew Jones Mofi 888 for 5k,  you may get some drivers that are superior to off-shelf anything...and you won’t be able to make them for $50 or $100 if you have to do the r&d from scratch.

Keep in mind that most commercially available $5K/pair speakers are equipped with tweeters and woofers that would retail for somewhere between $50 and $100 each if they were sold piecemeal by Seas, SB or Scanspeak. Typically, less than 25% of the street price is what went into building those $5K speakers. And don’t be fooled by those who claim their in-house built drivers are superior. They are often inferior to off-shelf drivers if anything. 

Of the three changes I made, the cables made the biggest difference—which I did not expect, the switch from a tube amp to solid state monobloc came next, and then the subwoofers.

@mike4597 

You have that in reverse order, right?

Whatever you do, it need work in your listening space.  I took my VTL mono blocks to a dealer and ran some ML electrostatics hard and well.  Wow!

Took the MLs home for demo and they sucked in my space.  Wrong transducer in that space.  I don’t know why.

Sometimes I read this advice forum and it’s like others picking out mail order brides for you.  It has to work for you and you only.

If you want a holographic image, nothing beats a good full range driver. Omega's High Output Alnico Monitors are great. Pair them with one of their subs and the sound leaves nothing to be desired. 

I have had the excellent Studio Electric M4 in my second system for a few months.   They are so good i am thinking about these for my main room.  

https://www.studio-electric.com/FS1%20Loudspeaker.html

https://pt.audio/2025/03/01/studio-electric-m5-loudspeakers-review/