Fritz carbon 7SE MK 2, Upgrade


I hate the title above, but didn't know how to phrase it. Current system is secondary one, but, great otherwise. ATI  6002 AMP, Benchmark LA-4 preamp,  Meitner DAC MA1 V2, Bricasti M5, above mentioned FRITZ speakers, SVS SB 3000 SUB, Streaming Audirvana via Qobuz. 13x14' room, open door to bathroom and another to common hallway. ONLY play Rock and roll  85 to low 90's    Zeppelin, Rush, Pink Floyd, I could go on. Love my FRITZ, not sure why I'm posting. (will never sell)     Is there a speaker that is stand amount (bookshelf),  possibly small floor stander that will play superior to what I have (rock and roll) that is a dramatic upgrade sound wise. Will be keeping sub in place, currently crossed at 60.  Have been looking off and on for Joseph audio pulsar Graphene, whether that is the correct direction.  Have no way of demoing speaker in house, live an hour from Nashville. Willing to drive some though!  Looking used up to 6k, a bucket list speaker, if you will. You folks at audiogon have helped me in the past, thank you all very much. Robert TN

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I'm in the erik_squires camp on this one.  It is easy for an audio hobbyist to get an urge for change even when they are quite pleased with their current system.  Face it, we like to tinker. One way to address that instead of trying to improve on the characteristics you like about your current speakers with a trade-up, try getting a second pair that does well in other areas. If only one system, periodically change out the speakers to enjoy what each does well, and then circle back to the other pair after awhile. Then rinse and repeat. 

Or, what I've done is set up a quite different second system in another room. Ohm 1000s with a sub in my main system in a good-sized open room, and then a pair of Spendor 4/5 speakers in a smaller room.  Both sound great to me, but with completely different perspectives.