Choosing between floorstanding speakers.


HI, i am new here so first of all thanks for reading. I want to upgrade the front speakers in my home theatre. Currently I have an old pair of B&W 603S2 hooked to a Marantz NR 1606 on Pre - amps with a Crown li800 Amp. I have 3 options.
1) A pair of CM10 S2, they are asking about 2K (which is a bit over my budget but local pick up) 2) A pair or 802 S3, almost the same price 3) A pair of the new 600 Series (603) for almost 300 USD less. 
I love audio, my usage of that set is mainly movies from BluRay 4K and the usual streaming services. I might listen to music every once in a while but is not its main use.

Thanks for your responses.

VJS
victorjs

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My budget is 1800, but i could be flexible. I like clarity and good bass.
My current speakers lack a bit of strength already and tweeters are damaged so that is not helping on the clarity side. My current setup is a bit unbalance since my rear speakers are CM5s and the center is a Cm Center but front are not that bigger and have been damaged a  bit over the years.
@thanks everybody this is getting very interesting. @reubent I see your point that that was my thinking at the beginning. But i have another option. I have a second pair of CM5 in my studio just for music. I could put those in the HT setup and get some good towers for music.

@bobedwards thanks! I only need a pair of towers, so my full budget could be allocated there. 

I also can get used speakers, since the good ones age quite well. I have a few others on my watch list plus the ones you guys shared.
- CM9 S2
- Kef R5
- Kef q50
- SVS Ultra
- Martin Logan Motion XT60
- Klipsch R8000F
- DynAudio Excite 

In summary, I want to get the best pair of towers i could for the money, I have good amplification I just don't want to over do it. The BW Matrix need the High Pass Amp thing, so not now I guess , maybe in he future.
OH yes..I found a goood pair of 802 S3 for 1400 $. My question there is, makes sense comparing with new mid range tech?? Should i buy a Variable Bass Alignment Filter for those speakers ?