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Which speakers to be ''in'' the music?

Hey everyone, I started my journey not so long ago and tried different entry level models of brands such as Triangle, Paradigm and Monitor Audio. Right now I listen to a pair of Vandersteen 2ce Sig II which do a lot of good things for me. But what I want is not for the music to be laid out in front of me, clearly organized, I want to be IN the music, I want depth and verticalilty, good imaging but I don’t need super precise or realistic soudstage. I listen to all sorts of music but mainly Jazz, classical and electronic music. Which brand of speakers would have such philosophy? Due to covid it’s really hard to organize listening session so I would like to have some insights before booking appointments. My budget for the next pair will be around 7.5K usd, so kind of entry/mid level still. Any suggestions?

I am french, so sorry for the clunky english.

Best regards,

Maurice
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I am not going to belabor others points above.  Yep.  

Check out Raidho.  They deliver a massive and immersive soundstage.  Even speakers as small as the X-1s assuming your room is setup correctly.  Scansonic does this as well, just not quite as effectively (same company).  I enjoy their stand-mounts with a subwoofer.  

Audiovector - has a rear firing tweeter in their smaller (R1 and R3) models.  This offer a wonderful experience.  You ought to be able to find the older RS 3 model in this range.  

Magnepan, Martin Logan or other electrostat/planar panels.  The only thing to note is these like power and depending on the speaker, amp matching can be interesting.  Magnepan is warm and like brighter SS amplification.  Martin Logan is cold and needs neutral to warm amplification.  

The ultimate speaker for this experience is MBL.  I doubt you will find one used in that price range.  
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