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Best speaker under 5k MSRP.

I'm looking for some input here on a new pair of mains. My musical taste varies widely from jazz to folk to classical and rock. I'd like higher effeciency speakers, so my amp money can go to better quality, less power . Magnetic sheilding is also a consideration, as all audio and video equipment is in the same room. It's not a necessity, but it is a plus. I also seem to prefer a soft dome tweeter. Speakers I've listened too and liked were: Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home, Vienna Acoustics Beethoven's and Audio Physic Tempo III's. Of these I liked the Audio Physic the best, although the GP Home is the only one of these that's shielded. I've read about speakers like Silverline Sonatina's or Corona II's, but have no local dealers. I've also read good things about the Soliloquy 6.3's (these are sheilded). All of these speakers are above 90 db effeciency and less than $5K. Any other recommended ones that I'm overlooking? Can anyone who has heard the Silverline speakers or the Soliloquy's compare them to the ones that I've heard. As of now I'm leaning towards the Tempo III's, even though they aren't shielded. I'd be interested in hearing any comments from someone who has listened to the AP Tempo III's and the Soliloquy 6.3's.
Thanks for reading,
John
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Sorry, can't help you "head to head", but I can attest to the sound of Siverline. I use SR-17s (monitors) but got to listen to the Sonatinas when I bought the SR-17's, and absolutely loved them. Couldn't afford them then, or I would own them today, but I have absolutely NO complaints with the SR-17s, and have no reservations recommending the Sonatinas. I do recall preferring their balance and voice over the comparable Sonus Faber (not the Grand, I don't think, one model down, perhaps?). In daily use, I've come to believe there is something to the Silverline idea of chopping off the top front corners on the cabinets. I am not an engineer, nor do I profess much beyond rudimentary knowledge of audio, but there IS something different in the way these speakers present. And I like it. I find their treble to be the smoothest I heard, and the overall range of the speaker to be most complete (iirc, they spec better than the SF's , but I'm too lazy to go look it up! I know you can't hear specs, but...I have heard the speakers.)

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