This is very sad to hear. Believe it or not, I’m always happy to get home to my modest system--an ancient pair of ProAc Response 2’s, my homebrew Williamson tube amps, my homebrew Aikido 6SN7 preamp and my Doge 7 DAC. It doesn’t bring the NY Philharmonic into the room and it has its limitations (my wife won’t listen to hard rock on it, with good reason) but for my tastes--classic jazz and classical--it always makes me happy. Lively and highly musical. But I feel your pain, it’s quite a shock to feel one’s beloved system is really deficient. OTOH, I’ve rarely heard anything at an audio show that floated my boat, and I’m not sure what other people are hearing or listening for. I remember Joseph Audio, some ProAc sized speakers from a small company in California, Volti horns with Border Patrol amps. Really, that’s about it. I usually find the enormous systems overwhelming and unmusical, but of course I haven’t heard everything by a long shot.
I’m surprised you’re so disappointed with you Maggies. I’ve always liked them, but they do need the right room and a lot of power.
If I may suggest, maybe you should lean toward a more efficient system, rather than something bigger and more demanding of power. A friend has a pair of Living Voice speakers, quite efficient, and if my ProAcs finally fell apart I’d probably go that way. Beautiful midrange, smooth and lively, very similar to the ProAcs but more efficient and with better bass. He runs them with a pair of 20wpc Williamson amps I built for him, like mine, and they played everything well, including more contemporary music which I don’t listen to that much, but it sure was alluring on the Living Voices. I’ve always loved ProAcs for their seamless soundstage, and the Response 2’s replaced a small pair of Maggies that my wife and I loved but didn’t really have enough bass for either of us.
Any, best of luck. Do consider lively, easy-to-drive speaks and maybe a 20-40 wpc tube amp. You might be surprised at how these could make coming home from the audio show a lot less of a shock. ;-)