What to upgrade from a Kef ls50 meta?

I like the idea of second hand REF 1's...even if it takes more time to save. You already know you like KEF & the REF 1's are phenomenal. I saw a pair for $4500 on my local Marketplace not too long ago. Those Monitor Audio's look legit. I have eyeballed them as well. But my limited experience with ribbons & AMT tweeters has not been fruitful long term. 

I ran the R3 Meta's in my living room for a little while but eventually sold them. Nothing was wrong with their performance & I liked the gloss black look but I replaced them with a pair of Fritz REV7 SE bookshelves. Glorious midrange & vocals. Fritz has a few different models of speakers & you can request one type of tweeter or woofer over another if you have personal preferences in such things. Home trials as well. 

* Try and get a meta version if you are going used but you certainly won’t find one at $4500 unless someone dies and the unsuspecting sell it off without any idea. 

Is there an upgrade to the KEF LS 50 Meta? Or is there just “different“. I think that is a better question.

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I would definitely try to audition some speakers at a local hifi shop if that's available.  They may even let you borrow some to try in your space before you buy.  So hard for strangers in the internet to determine the right speaker for you.  What qualities are you looking for in this speaker?  If you want live, impactful sound, go with Tekton, like an impact monitor or encore monitor.  If you want smooth and open go with Harbeth?  Lots of options.  Too many to consider.  That's why it's best to see if you can audition some examples in your space with your system and YOUR ears.  In the sub stratospheric though I see Harbeth and tekton as kings personally but everyone's tastes are different.  Personally have never been a huge fan of Kef and think they are really overrated considering their significant SPL limitations and distortion