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Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD?

I've been using these for a couple of years now and have been very pleased. Recently added an ATC P1 Pro amplifier and a 12-in Jamo Sub 650 to the mix and things got even better. I'm trying to decide if this is my end game as they say. While very good in my opinion, obviously these are not the best stand-mounted speakers in the world so there's always room for improvement. My listening room is 9 ft by 12 ft so I guess that qualifies as near field. I might already be at the point we're spending large amounts of money would only yield small improvements in sound quality, considering my room size. The speakers cost around $3,000 new and just wondering what you guys would suggest in the $5,000 to $10,000 new range, although I would likely buy used to save some money. Thinking maybe Joseph Audio, Dali, Dynaudio, Revel or TAD. All opinions welcome, you guys haven't failed me yet!
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rbstehno
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Keep the mini-x’s, better than the Focal or dynaudio mentioned above IMO. You can’t compare the mini-x to the 718’s from the past unless the 718’s had the DMD tweeter which is a game changer. I have and still own many Usher speakers, the later 1’s with the DMD tweeter. I have the Usher x-towers which is a $14k floorstand speaker consisting of the mini-x plus the woofer modules with their Eaton 11" woofer. Before this I owned the Mini Dancer ii’s with the DMD tweeter and other Usher Dancer series speakers with their silk dome tweeters. I just moved to a new house with a 16’ x 13’ room and will be using the mini-x speakers without the woofer modules if I put them on the long wall or will use them with the woofer modules if I put them on the short wall. I had the top of the line Totem speakers before going to usher and they were also very nice speakers.

As for ported speakers, I like front ported speakers so they are more room friendly. You can still plug the ports to fine tune them.
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