Best speakers to replace Martin Logan CLS


I am fortunate to have possessed a pair of ML CLS IIz for the last 10 years. They’re in an open living room (extends to kitchen and also the rest of the main floor of the house ~ 1400 sq ft). I love the sound and I listen to a lot of acoustic/jazz. I feel like the more power I feed them the better they sound. They’re being powered by 200W @ 8ohm Monolith amp. I’m also using 3 subs with it with crossover set at 80Hz. Although they sound great but I always worry the panels will go bad at any time due to their age. I do not plan to replace the panels if they go bad, but rather I’d like to replace them with a different pair of similar or better sounding speakers. From what I’ve read, these seem to be the speakers that I might like: Harbeth 40.1(2), Eminent Technology LFT-8b, used Soundlab Majestic 545, used and restored Quad ESL 57. I’ve ruled out Magnepans due to WAF. I almost bought a pair of Apogee Duette Sigs after hearing but backed out due to similar concerns with the CLS (panels will go bad at some point). I’ve also looked at some other speakers like Revel Studio2, Focal Sopra No2, Legacy Audio Focus/Signature, Spatial Audio, but I’m not sure since I’ve never heard them. Budget is up to $10k (prefer to buy used) but probably would like to stay under $5K. Please advise.
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@bubinga I've heard a lot of good things about the Pulsars. How happy are you with them? Do you feel the itch to upgrade to something else? 
@soix the JA Pearls are nice and would be my dream speakers (based on reviews), but they're out of my budget. The Ushers are interesting and look nice (and huge), but it's impossible to audition them. Might have to research the Nola's.
@needfreestuff I owned the Raidho XT1 at some point, the highs are really nice (airy?), but they seem to lack bass, which i can supplement with subs. I didn't like the stands they came with. However, I regretted selling them.
@mike_in_nc Interesting mention of the Janszen. I'll do some homework on them. 
@grahamsphillips I hope to keep them as long as they sing. There's an itch once in a while to listen to something different so I might just get another set to have an A & B option or they might go to another room.
@tweak1 I’ve heard good things about EP, but I’m not sure if I like the way they look. Where did you see/hear the price @ $4999?

I’ve also been looking into ATC SCM40 v2 which is probably around my budget. I wonder how these compare to the other speakers in the $5000-$10,000 price range buying used (Magico a3/Sopra2/Harbeth/Revel Studio2/etc)?