Help chossing a good speaker. $ 3-5 K

KCS SEAS exotic equipped monitors. No one else offers $2200 worth of electric parts in a all green non Chinese sourced loudspeaker. For $3999 you get a heck of a lot or quality and performance for funds outlayed. And loudspeakers are built in the US. Not imported.And shipping's included in US 48 so again more savings.

Yes check out John's KCS SEAS for the money damn their good

As a satisfied owner of Dynaudios C1 I shall shout for them. I never regret the purchase.
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In your circumstances, I'd spend my first $1k on a $350 bass buster and a $600 Velodyne SMS 1 sub controller (room analyzer, PEq and active x-over) which will allow you to optimize your REL for your room and acheive a smooth blend with the main speakers of your choice. IME, once you get it right below 150hz in your room (and the SMS-1 with Bass Buster is IMHO your best shot at that, particularly in a smallish room like yours), the rest is a relative piece of cake! You will have a ton of good choices at the remaining budget of $2-$4K.

Actually, many of the recommendations above sound like pretty good ideas to me. The smaller Ohm omnis (model 100 at app $2K or Micro Tall at $1K) would also work well in your space and are appropriate for your taste. However, IMHO, my 100s (paired with Velodyne subs via SMS as per my recommendation) sound best when played north of 90db. Ohm provides a money back offer with purchase so your risk is hedged.

Good Luck

Marty

Just to correct my previous post, I meant to say that IMHO KEF is inferior to B&W.