The speakers I own are the most musical in your price range.
Fritz Carrera 7 BE. New $3,500. Used $2,500. 30 day home trial.
Buy the Dynaudio 20 stands from Dedicated Audio (deal) and bolt them together.
After that I would look at the Paradigm Founder 40's.
I had 19 different models in my home prior to Speakerfest 2022
last August. MSRP was capped at $3k so the Fritz were not included.
Philharmonic $1,900 bookshelf won the event BTW.