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Speaker upgrade for classical music

Hi, I need recommendations for a speaker upgrade. I’m a classical violinist and listen almost exclusively to classical, opera and jazz. No movies, Atmos, etc.  I have a 17x14 listening room (doubles as practice room) with acoustical treatments (phase coherent diffusers at main reflection points and regular ones elsewhere).
Half my listening is in stereo and half in multi-channel (4.0 and 5.1).   All my recordings are either CDs or high-res—DSD and FLAC—audio files. I don’t have a turntable. 

My current system: Marantz SR 8012 amp, Yamaha S1000 CD transport, Exasound e38 DAC and Sigma streamer (connected to the Marantz with analog 5.0 inputs). Speakers: Polk Rti A7 stereo, CSi A6 center, Rti A3 surround, and dual REL T/7i subs. 
What I want: speakers with improved musical detail and clarity that really reproduces the expansiveness of the symphony hall or church. I like a warmer sound than a drier one.  What’s most important to me is to hear what the recording engineer heard. Budget: say 8k or less.

Recommendations?  One other thing: Can I try them out?  And how?  I’m in Santa Fe, not a huge metropolis with lots of audiophile shops. 
Thanks very much. 
ssmaudio

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I listen pretty much only to so called classical’ music from all times periods and genre and can as many have here recommend electrostatic and planners speakers for such music.
However after having owned Harbeths for 10+ years (M30s and then M40.1s) which were fantastic (as most ’BBC inspired’ speakers tend to be for ’natural’ sound). I will throw another make model into the mix that doesn’t get mentioned much but is also a matured classic still being manufactured today.
Which is the Finnish made Gradient ’Revolution’. which is easily within your budget new or used.
I went from the Harbeth M40.1s to active Revolutions around 6 years ago and have had no desire to change speakers since.
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