Verity Audio

Redspectral, with all due respect, someone interested in Verity's sound and build cannot fall for Wilson, can he?!!!! if you increase your budget to match Wilson "Plutonian" asking price, may be you should be looking at a pair of Verity Parsifal or Avalon Opus. They would fill your room with music, no more no less.

Redspectral, I was thinking you were hunting for a pair of used speakers and the original Parsifal can be had for less than $7000 (not the Encore). I agree also that the Fidelio are a class act and close to Parsifal (not as low) for a lot less ($3500-$4,000). Wilson fail to move me the way a Verity or Avalon does, music does not flow as naturally but this is my modest opinion and may well be gear dependent. $ for $, I would have a hard time picking a Wilson over one of my two favorite brands. Good luck.

What about Tyler Acoustics? with the 30-day trial, I would not buy any speaker without auditioning his but living in Canada makes the whole trial period a nightmare with custom. The Woodmere are said to be as good as any speaker this side of the Milky Way (!) for $12k. Even lower in the line (Linbrook Signature) you get astonishing speakers for the price of ONE Wilson Sophia or Verity Parsifal ($5,500...!). In a room your size, Woodmere must sing like few others.
Check this thread:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1103148827&read&keyw&zzwoodmere

"Sophia just suited me better"
Happy you found what you wanted and remember that what other people think is somehow irrelevant in audio, especially Audiogoners...!