I second the recommendation to try to listen to the Boenicke W8 series of soeakers. I recently purchased the W8SE's. I think the SE's are the sweet spot in their three tiers for each model. They are small floorstanders and are pretty fabulous. They excel with vocals/mid range instumentals and have a very clean top end without sounding brittle. I'd say their low end is nice and tight but if there is one area they could use a bit of help it's there. I have a sub to fill out that need and I could not be more pleased (except a new dac with decent interconnects could maybe please me a bit more). And they produce an astonishing soundstage, which never ceases to amaze me given their small footprint. Basically they sound and look beautiful. Note they are supposed to be fairly current hungry and I've got them hooked up to a Hegel H390 which was on sale due to the incoming H400 which replaces it and was a deal too good to pass on. The Boenicke's are an exceptional bit of audio gear. Highly recommended. Enjoy all the demos and good luck with your search.
