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Standmount speakers. I have $5000.
Dynaudio Contour 20, they're really really goodNo theyre not. wrong. Yes ive heard them  
Standmount speakers. I have $5000.
The Dynaudio Confidence C1s are the best stand mounts I have heard.-and by a big margin.Unless they can go flat to 20hz at very high volume, no its not the best. Its a compromise.  
Standmount speakers. I have $5000.
Maybe you would be so kind as to enlighten us further as to how you came to that conclusion...I heard them and noticed they were quite bright sounding.  
Standmount speakers. I have $5000.
I just got the B&W 805 D3 and couldn’t be happier....excellent quality speakers.They have a bit too much treble no? 
Speaker toe in
no it wont take the room out of the eqation 
Standmount speakers. I have $5000.
you will not be satisfied unless the speakers are tuned to your ears. $5k is too much for standmounts. You wont even get fullrange sound 
Vimberg has a bookshelf coming out
very overpriced.  
High value, giant killer speakers?
achieve lesshow do they achieve less? 
High value, giant killer speakers?
the market has a way of working things out that way.  The price is fixed from the start. The manufacturer works it out not the market  
Bookshelf speakers for classical music
I don't know any speakers that will stop working when you play classical music. You need to borrow a few pairs and try them at home. That is the best advice you'll get.  
Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
@erik_squiresIve made a bunch of remarks here in response to what you said about active crossovers and youve chosen not to answer them. The ball is in your court 
Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
@erik_squires why do you need to know what my system is? I think ive already answered anyway. I have heard multiple speakers and failed to be satisfied.  
Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
Good speakers are carefully tuned by the manufacturer and messing around with them generally makes them worse. Thats what youre led to believe. But how can they carefully tune it to your taste if they dont even know what you like? They can only be... 
Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
but there are usually some trade offs, like 3x more amplifier channels, and a lot more parts that go between the singal and the driver.Audiophiles are generally happy to spend quite a lot of money on their equipment. Why would you be reluctant to ... 
Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
The thing most amateurs don't get about crossover design is that active or passive, it's more complicated than you think. why would it be complicated to make an active crossover work? All you would do is set the crossover slope and point and then ...