Attend the Rocky Mountain show in October and listen for yourself to create a short list of speakers that you would like to audition further. Then hook up with dealers later for a more in depth audition.
I was in the same boat searching for a new pair of under $10k speakers and focused my time at the LA T.H.E. show in June listening to speakers. Unfortunately, many of the manufacturers did not show up at the show. The speakers that impressed me (under $20k) were Verity Parsifal Ovations, Usher Be-10, and Hyperion 968s. The Hyperions go for $7k, and the Ushers and Parsifal are aroudn $15k. If schedule permits, I am planning on attending the Rocky Mountain Fest for more auditioning.
FrankC
I was in the same boat searching for a new pair of under $10k speakers and focused my time at the LA T.H.E. show in June listening to speakers. Unfortunately, many of the manufacturers did not show up at the show. The speakers that impressed me (under $20k) were Verity Parsifal Ovations, Usher Be-10, and Hyperion 968s. The Hyperions go for $7k, and the Ushers and Parsifal are aroudn $15k. If schedule permits, I am planning on attending the Rocky Mountain Fest for more auditioning.
FrankC