I'd agree that some room treatment is likely the most important thing you can do to reduce the audio gremlins that are bothering you.
As to speaker recommendations, I can highly recommend the new DALI Oberon line of speakers, having heard them at Rocky Mountain Audiofest in October. They were demonstrating the Oberon 7, which is an incredible sounding speaker at $1,400/pair. I and the group of guys were bowled over by the quantity and quality of the bass they produced, as well as the mid and highs. Vocals are fantastic.
We could not figure how they get that bass out of small tower and at that price point. If the 7 is too much for the room, DALI also sell a smaller Oberon 5 tower speaker at $1,000/pair.
There are lots of reviews on the web; here is one in particular.
https://hifireference.com/dali-oberon-7-review/
As to speaker recommendations, I can highly recommend the new DALI Oberon line of speakers, having heard them at Rocky Mountain Audiofest in October. They were demonstrating the Oberon 7, which is an incredible sounding speaker at $1,400/pair. I and the group of guys were bowled over by the quantity and quality of the bass they produced, as well as the mid and highs. Vocals are fantastic.
We could not figure how they get that bass out of small tower and at that price point. If the 7 is too much for the room, DALI also sell a smaller Oberon 5 tower speaker at $1,000/pair.
There are lots of reviews on the web; here is one in particular.
https://hifireference.com/dali-oberon-7-review/