Hi, it sounds like you already made a choice but I wanted to chime in on the Dali Royal Tower you asked about. I have had mine for about 9 years, they still put a smile on my face.
They are absolutely beautiful with acoustic instruments and vocals, excellent imaging and sound staging. Transparent is a good word, warm is another. The silk doom tweeter sold me immediately compared to many metal dome loaded speakers I heard. I am constantly amazed about the amount and quality of the sound for such a small little speaker. To this day I have moments they still raise my eyebrows and make me shake my head at how good they sound. Frequently I will have experiences where the presence of the voice coming from the room with the stereo is so vivid it's startling. I half expect to walk in the room and see someone sitting there. Maybe many speakers do this I don't know, but I can't see why anyone would need anything more if that is the type of listening you do. I listened to a lot of speakers at every price point at the Rocky Mountain Audio Show around the same time. For the price it was a no brainer. Wonderful speaker.
I am a bit of a rocker, and if I had to nit pick, it would be the mid range punch of electric guitars. The low end frequency response is conservative, some may feel the need for a sub, I have an EQ on my amp and can dial in all the bass I need. Even though they are not ideal for most of my music collection, they are so pleasing otherwise I will never part with them.
I run them with a Rega Apollo and Mcintosh MA6900 integrated.
Good luck in your journey!
They are absolutely beautiful with acoustic instruments and vocals, excellent imaging and sound staging. Transparent is a good word, warm is another. The silk doom tweeter sold me immediately compared to many metal dome loaded speakers I heard. I am constantly amazed about the amount and quality of the sound for such a small little speaker. To this day I have moments they still raise my eyebrows and make me shake my head at how good they sound. Frequently I will have experiences where the presence of the voice coming from the room with the stereo is so vivid it's startling. I half expect to walk in the room and see someone sitting there. Maybe many speakers do this I don't know, but I can't see why anyone would need anything more if that is the type of listening you do. I listened to a lot of speakers at every price point at the Rocky Mountain Audio Show around the same time. For the price it was a no brainer. Wonderful speaker.
I am a bit of a rocker, and if I had to nit pick, it would be the mid range punch of electric guitars. The low end frequency response is conservative, some may feel the need for a sub, I have an EQ on my amp and can dial in all the bass I need. Even though they are not ideal for most of my music collection, they are so pleasing otherwise I will never part with them.
I run them with a Rega Apollo and Mcintosh MA6900 integrated.
Good luck in your journey!