I'm sure all the speakers mentioned here are great in their own ways. I'd check out the Salk Song3 BEAT. They're not solid wood as mentioned above, but they use a wood veneer and look great and you can pick pretty much any finish. If Salk had to cover the marketing, distribution, and dealer commission costs of the brands you're looking at these would likely be $8000 speakers or more. I have base Song3's (I'd buy the BEATS if I did it again), had Songtowers, and have a pair of Salk Wow1 monitors in my office. They just have a great neutral sound that balance detail and musicality so well. Each design just does what it's designed to do perfectly. Similar to Dynaudio in my opinion, but I like the RAAL tweeter a bit more. I haven't heard the beryllium tweeter yet, but the RAAL is the best I've heard. Horses for courses -- enjoy the journey!
BTW, if I had the proper room I'd check out Spatials too. Once I get a space that will work with those I'll probably push to get the X5's, but the M series looks great too. One day....
BTW, if I had the proper room I'd check out Spatials too. Once I get a space that will work with those I'll probably push to get the X5's, but the M series looks great too. One day....