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Want to Upgrade Speakers from Paradigm

I have had my Paradigm Signature 6 version 3's since 2012 and I am getting the upgrade bug.  The honest main motivation is I am tired of their looks: outrigger feet; the gray plates; cherry veneer.  I do like their slim low profile.   I am pretty happy with the sound but I am sure they are not the end all of speakers.  I spent $6K for them and adjusted for inflation, that is about $7.2K today.  However, I believe high end audio does not follow inflation and increases at a much higher rate.  So my question is how much in your opinion would I need to spend today to better the sound.  I really like the looks of the Sonus Fabers such as the Olympica Nova 3 which retail at $13,500.  How would my Paradigms compare to them or maybe Revels?

Thank you!

Rest of my equipment is Benchmark DAC3 and AHB2 amp with Macbook as streamer.
adurerca

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adurerca OP
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@teo_audio thank you for the suggestion to upgrade the crossovers.  But what does that involve?  Soldering or clip connections?  What is the cost of parts and where to get them?

I kind of like that idea of making them better than new if possible.
adurerca OP
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I live in a small house with an open floor plan where the kitchen, dining and living room are one big room.  The stereo is tucked away in a corner at the end of the kitchen cabs.  The speakers are only 4'-6" apart on tile floors.  The dining table is directly in front of the stereo area.  There is a solid slab of marble on the same backwall which is the kitchen backsplash and ends right before the speakers.  The room has vaulted ceilings, like a tent.

A pretty horrible acoustic situation.  I listen mostly at lower volumes (until the wife leaves the house) and at low volumes I miss out on bass and nice details.  Really not sure what I would want to improve.
adurerca OP
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Thank you Freediver as I kind of suspected what you are telling me:  that I have a sonic disaster and acoustic nightmare . 

My Benchmark dac-amp combo is great especially in this weather.  I did have a Pass XA30.8 but the heat input into my small house was ridiculous so I am not going back to Class A.  That is why I am rethinking my speakers.  
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