Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium


Looking to upgrade from paradigm sigs8v2. Willing to buy new or used.  My room is 12x16x8 ft. Looking for floor standers. Trying to get away from beryllium in case of kids accidentally damage them.

Thanks.
smodtactical
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I’d advise probably Executive Stereo first. I bought mine from Ed and he’s a great guy, and I know he has the Perspectives for audition since I just heard them there myself this week.
TIP: Ask to have the Perspective pulled well out from the wall and spread more apart. I find that showroom to be a bit boomy in the bass and if the Perspectives are near the back wall like they were when I heard them this week, they will boom. The Perspectives are capable of very rich but tight bass - I own the original Perspectives. The ones at Executive Stereo are the slightly updated Graphene driver version.
Regarding Raidho I would look at Borresen also since they have the former Raidho designer. Still as expensive though, this price range only includes their standmounts.
I just went through a process of choosing new speakers in your price range.  To meet your non beryllium requirement I would choose,out of the many good choices listed here, a used pair of Stenheim Alumine 3 or 5 used.  There have been pairs of both on Agon recently.  They lack for nothing and are quite efficient at 1w/94db.  I decided I wanted beryllium and bought a pair of Magico Q3s instead.  
Magico. Theres a pair on Audiomart, not sure the model # but fairly new and 10K  off list. 
If you haven't yet, you might want to go to Audio Excellence in Toronto ( https://www.audioexcellence.ca/) and give an audition to the Wilson Yvette or Sabrina, Sonus Faber with various floor standers in your price range, and Magnepan (if you have the room for large planar magnetic), as well as Legacy and Klipsh.  That was just after a quick search for audio shops in Ontario, but I'm sure there are others.  You can certainly find online deals with free returns, but given the hassle of shipping back speakers that don't work for you, there's no substitute for hearing them for yourself.  Preferably with a home trial for a few days with your room and other components.  I was able to arrange that with my dealer and it was worth the $200 charge for delivery and pickup when investing the kind of money you're talking about.

Narrow down your search that way, and possibly reach out to see if there are any local audiophiles that have direct only speakers (e.g., Spatial or others) to try and hear them before you purchase.  It's only your ears that matter in the selection, and in particular they have to integrate with your components and room.  But enjoy the hunt!  It's an enjoyable process.