I am looking in the pre-owned market up to 25K (hopefully less) which I believe gives me sufficient room for an upgrade. As far as sound characteristics, I definitely want the usual wide and deep soundstage, refinement, detail without grain or ear bleeding, dynamic, decent speed, tight bass with slam, and vocals to die for. I feel like my Gibbons do well in many of these areas, which is why I have stayed with them for the past 6 years. I am interested in speakers that can be considered an upgrade in some/many of these areas, vice a lateral move.
Upgrade from DeVore Gibbon X
I have happily owned these speakers for about 6 years now; during this time I have patiently upgraded my front end, with the Gibbons successfully conveying each upgrade. While I am very happy with my current system, I am now wondering if a speaker upgrade is in order. I am interested in some input from anyone who has upgraded from the Gibbon X or someone who has had significant time comparing these speakers to other offerings. Wilson Sasha DAWS? Magico? I am running an all VAC front end (100W/ch) in a 17 X 19 room.