Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)

Charney Audio Companion with your choice of driver. Tractrix designed rear loaded horns that deliver sweet engaging sound! Great with solid state and exceptional with SET tube amps. Place them near the front wall or in the corners and bring the artist into your room!

http://charneyaudio.com/

CAF room 530

Magico a-3. Best bargain out there for 10k. 

I just purchased a pair of Focal speakers which manufacture speakers in the range of  few thousand dollars to 100K plus. The Kanta 3 or Sopra 1&2 might be something to audition. Great sound and great value IMO. 

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Hi gene3x,
I had B&W 802s until I purchased an MC352 with a C2500 pre to match. Several people’s comments are correct about those tweeters, they were too bright and fatiguing for me, so I sold them. They were ok with my Parasound A21 Halo amp, but McIntosh pushes a much more pure and cleaner signal than the Parasound. So, after reading about JBLs Array line of speakers, I purchased the 1400s. They look like droids to me, but the cabinets are beautiful and wow, what real and unfatiguing mids and highs the compression driver horns put out! They also have a 14” woofer so bass is thundering and plentiful if so desired. There is a large port at the rear, so simply moving them closer or farther from the wall like a sub works great for adjusting the bass to your room, as JBL states in the manual. I also like the idea of having unlimited capability of replacing or repairing the drivers if necessary in the future at a decent price. Buying American is good for that. So as several people mentioned, JBL is a good suggestion and I can vouch for it being a very nice match with McIntosh power. Hope this helps!

Within the last year and half I had 3 different pairs of Tekton speakers in my dedicated audio room.  I started with the DI, progressed to DI SE and now I have a pair of the Encores.  If you're looking for the best speakers within a reasonable price, I can't imagine anything else that would fit the bill.  If you're looking for "bling" speakers to impress..., yes there are speakers out there that look nicer.  BTW, my last pair of speakers before the Tektons were the Kef Blade 2.  Great speakers, way more expensive and not sounding as good as the Tektons in my room.