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Speaker Audition

I presently have an Avantgarde Uno (about 15 years old) in my system.  It’s very good but I am feeling it’s time for a different approach to getting the sound I want/like .... that being musicality and dynamics.  Horns deliver this but with a horn signature if you get what I mean.  I am looking for suggestions of what should be on my audition list.  Budget would be +/-$25k.  I was at an audio show this weekend and listened to a few speakers that might fit the bill:  Genesis Maestro, Rockport Atria II, Magico S5, Vandersteen 5A Carbon, Tannoy Kensington, Vivid Kaya 90 (maybe too small for the room and the big Vivids too much $).  Really appreciate any suggestions you might have of speakers that I might add to this list for further listening.

(Music I listen to most: rock, jazz, blues and female vocals.  Amps Pass Labs XA 60.8, AR Ref 6 Pre, REL subs, sources vinyl and streaming, largeish listening room but have to set up speakers on the long wall ... far from corners)
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With your price range, you can readily afford the Dutch & Dutch 8c loudspeaker system at $12k.  Yeah.  I know.  You've got twice that much burning in your pocket, just wanting to be spent.   You owe it to yourself to go find someone who can demonstrate the D&D 8c for you.  I've never heard anything that images as well as they do.  This is a fully engineered system that include amplification, DSP and controlled directivity.  Because the amp is built in, there's no over priced garden hose sized loudspeaker cabling to fool with.   

If you're one of those guys who just wants to listen to streaming or digital sources, you could just run a network cable to it and be done.  No interconnects.  No preamp.  Just a laptop and a network connection.

But if you're hell-bent on dropping that kind of loot, look into the Avalon line of loudspeakers.  
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