Looking for a Speaker Recommnedation


Looking to upgrade from my current Rogers LS3/5a + AB1 REL 328 setup .  While I love the smooth mids of these speakers (especially on voices/acoustic instruments), I tend to play harder music more frequently (alt/rock/punk/etc) which these do not excel at. I like to play music loud and have a real world living room my system is in (cathedral ceiling, open on one side, many windows. couch between my speakers) so setup is a challenge. I hate harsh sounding speakers.

My current playback system consists of a Oppo-BDP105 (or primarily Roon/JRiver via Ethernet) into a PS Audio DirectStream Jr DAC > Conrad Johnson Premier 14 Tube Pre > Conrad Johnson MF2500a Amp.  All run by a PS Audio P5 with a combination of Nordost/Shunyata cabling.

Looking to spend around $4,000-$7,000 but could be flexible. Used or new is fine.

Currently considering:

PSB Imagine T3
Vandersteen Trio CT
Spendor D7
Mangepan 3.7i (don't think this will work with high SPL)
Endeavor Audio E-3
Revel F208
Golden Ear Triton 1
Dynaudio Excite X44

Any other speakers I should be considering based on my equipment, volume preference and music? Anything I should eliminate?

Looking forward to hearing everyone's opinions & thank you in advance
fdemello

Showing 2 responses by hddg

XTZ Divine Alpha, just coming out now, just got my pair, will beat any speakers on your list on any point, and many many speakers costing twice and thrice!! no joke. It is not well known in the USA, I dont know why exactly (they sell direct to customer which way better to me!!), the price/quality ratio is very very high, and these must be known because many audio enthusiasts are going passed not less than brilliant speakers without even knowing their existence.
This swedish company makes audio jewels at unbeatable costs. I already had the Master M2 bookself in my secondary system, was so impressed by its near perfection, that i also got the bigger brother for my main. XTZ are neutral, balanced, extremely precise, full resolution, can be tuned, and play very loud!! For me there is just no other way to go in this price range that i know of. If you want a comparison: the XTZ Alpha throws away by miles the best B&W 802D3. Strictly no fight and no doubt.
@milpai 
hi, sorry for late reply, was away and busy. I paid USD8,000 for them, delivered at my home in Mauritius, but this is higher than usual since i requested the manufacturer to make it with a walnut veneer for me. His first batches of production are sold out well in advance. They are known in Europe, but really the US are missing out on these ones. Not because his US representation is not well spread that they are not good. They really are exceptional to me, and you would get service direct from the designer/manufacturer if need be (Olle Oliason), very nice guy.
Again, absolutely incredible speakers, but they need some break-in. Let me know if you buy them, i would like your opinion back!!