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Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range
 Lots of incite and great response.  I own the QLN P5's that you mentioned with the Devores.  Devores were one of the speakers I really wanted to hear but didn't. My Final 2 choices were the P5's and the Joseph Perspectives. The P5's are everythin... 
Female vocalist recommendations
Try Imelda May, I listen to her a lot. She writes most of her own music and has a wide range of style. Watch her and Jeff Beck do Walking in the Sand on youtube.    
Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers
This may help a bit but feel free to discount anything I say as I bought my first system a little over a year ago. Got most of insights off this sight and a couple others . I just retired and covid drove me into this hobby, I really enjoy it. I ha... 
My best retort to those that think we listen to our stereos more than the music
My gal and I are no longer hifi, whats after midfi .... 
Best garage speakers
Thanks for the help on this. I bought a pair of Forte ii's. The Forte's look like new but haven't had any of the updates I've read about. $600 was a little more $$ than I wanted but their fanbase indicates I  have heirlooms that can be passed on f... 
Best garage speakers
Yes, I was considering some 901's but not sure I have tech savvy to deal with the needed equalizer. I was considering a pair of Dalquist dq10'S from a neighbor. But they would require some upgrade possibly.