Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk

nhb1 I know absolutely nothing about Revel speakers. They have never been on my radar for some reason. 

Daveman2, humans have been killing and mutilating each other from the very beginning. That is how we evolved as no other critter could compete with us. There are always going to be nasty people. Get use to it. Maybe someday in 500 to 1000 years we might evolve out of it. I am Jewish and there is still plenty of anti Semitism around. I could care less. I do not blame the German people currently alive. I even own a Porsche and Ferdinand Porsche was pro Nazi in the beginning. 
All you can do is be successful and set an example. If you are lucky and in the right position maybe you can figure out a way to get people out of the ghettos. The big problem is not racism it is socio-economic.   

Altec Lansing?? Honk Honk!

Arcticdeath, Roger Sanders is an interesting guy and his speaker is excellent, if you are a hermit. Only one person gets a balance of frequencies. Everyone else has to imagine what treble sounds like. But, for that one person the experience is excellent. His amps are real winners at their price point. Personally if you are into ESLs the Sound Labs 545's are a better deal, not selfish, easy to drive and no cross over. Everyone should visit Roger's website and read his white papers. Smart guy!!
http://sanderssoundsystems.com 

Some people prefer the microscopic image dynamic speakers can provide. I think that is mistaken for detail. To get image depth and specificity out of a dipole you have to severely cut the volume coming off the back of the speaker by deadening the wall behind it preventing a big early reflection. Most people have listen to systems where this has not been done so they get a very large hazy image. Once you do this correctly you get a large holographic image you get sitting in row 6 at Symphony Hall or in a Jazz club. At big rock concerts there is no image, it is all in mono. Seeing a rock video can actually be better than going to the concert if you have the power to do it right. The only downside is you can't get a T shirt.

Bruce19, I am sick and tired of hearing about racism. We have improved dramatically over the last 150 years. Nobody I know is racist in the least.
Unfortunately, it still and will always exist in some circles just like the environment will always change. Both topics are used a political bludgeons interestingly by the people who were best at propagating both. We are all humans. We all deserve the same rights, opportunities and respect. Any deviation from this is not acceptable. 
Our largest problem today is white collar crime. Just check out your email box. 

nhb1, I live in southern New Hampshire. In about two weeks I will have a pair of Sound Labs Speakers set up. Even though you are leaning towards Dynamic speakers you are welcome to have a listen.
Mike

nhb1, in your room with that money IMHO there is only one way to go. Sound Labs will make custom versions of their loudspeakers. What you want are 8 foot tall 545's. The 545 is 24" wide about right for a 14 foot wall. Their normal 8 footers are way too wide at 40". An 8 foot line source in a room with 8 foot ceilings produces a more life sized image and projects power better than the common point source speaker. It is like being right up front vs back of the hall. The sound of a modern electrostatic speaker is just so....right. Distortion levels are much lower and there is no crossover avoiding those pitfalls. There is a level of detail missing from dynamic speakers. Once you are use to these, other speakers including Wilsons, Magicos and YGs will sound just like what they are, fake. ESLs sound real. Once you are use to them you will never listen to another dynamic speaker. Cost? Right around $20 grand plus shipping. Call or email Roger West and he will tell you what to expect. You can dandy them up any way you want but in my book satin black with black grill cloth is the way to go. They become part of the room. People walking into the room won't know what they are. When you tell them they are speakers they look at you funny. Another advantage of modern ESLs is they are indestructible. The only way you can hurt them is by running a sword through them. Your grandson can run right into them and it won't hurt them a bit. There is no amplifier that can hurt them under normal operating circumstances although there may be a few amps they make uncomfortable. You do not see many of them on the used market for a reason.