Considering Towers in the $3000 range

If you're headed to AudioAdvice, they have many tower speakers that will fit your budget.  I'd just spend the day listening to all the offerings they have.  You might even find something you really like that wasn't even suggested here.  Have fun exploring!

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G vs Sonus Faber Lumina V!

Hey. Did you decide on a speaker?

I just heard the Wharfedale EVO 4.4: Nice. Mellow sound. The sales guy hooked it up to a Rogue Cronus Magnum III integrated amp. Very nice paring, great synergy.

The Monitor Audio speakers are bright to me. Don't like them.

If you didn't decide and are still looking, check out Sonus Faber Lumina III or V. They are a 'little' forward sounding, but not in your face and certainly not fatiguing. The midrange is the star of the show. You got to hear it for yourself because words will not do it justice. There is also the KLH Model 5. A warmish sounding speaker. It's a toss up for me between the Sonus Faber or the KLH, but I am probably going with the SF, they play nice at low volume too.

I would put Klipsch, Totem and Dynaudio on the list, from my experienced based high opinion

Just make sure you demo what you are considering. Never buy blind! It never works out! I mean unless you have the cash then go for it, but if you don't like them you'll have to sell them, and if you don't have the cash flow, you'll be stuck with them for a while until you upgrade.

I was a big Klipsch fan. I agree high sensitivity speakers do dynamics far better than any other speakers, period. But their drivers aren't all that sturdy and great, just look on YouTube at all the people who buy them and end up adding internal bracing in the cabinets, and dampening the cheap thin metal drivers. 

Dynaudio speakers are nice, but they require so, so much power to make them sing, that's just not my cup of tea. And Totem, Eh, maybe for a bedroom, but they suck at hard rock, and rock and home theater forget it.

This is so subjective. For me, I think Sonus Faber are pretty sweet. 

I heard a lot of good things about Salk, but it's online purchase only, albeit I think you get a 45 or 60 day in home trial, I think. If you don't, I wouldn't bother with them.