I was shopping for speakers in this price range last year. I listened to the Sabrina X, Magico and Von Schweikert, which were all technically very impressive. I also listen to a lot of jazz and I ended up getting the Devore O96's, because tone is very important to me, and I loved the sound of sax, drums, piano and bass through those speakers. I also listened to the Gibbon, but they are more of a hi-fi sounding speaker. The O96's are also good all around for rock, folk, classical. They don't excel in deep bass, but with 10" drivers, for me they go deep enough to satisfy. If you appreciate the kind of tone they can produce, they are worth auditioning. I was also very impressed by the depth and layering of the Magicos, which sounded more natural to me than the other choices.
Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range
I realize there are thousands of options, but I'm looking for strong personal experiences/recommendations for floor-standing speakers in the $12-25k range. I currently have Dynaudio Heritage Special stand-mounts. They really are a great speaker in many ways, but full-range they are not. There's an obvious missing element to the music in the <45Hz range. I listen to 95% vinyl, 5% CD (I stream off a Bluesound very occasionally to get ideas for albums to purchase). My system is comprised of a Rega P10 with Hana umami red cart, Modwright PH150 reference phono stage, Oppo 205 disk player all into an Octave V80SE integrated amp with super black box.
My current "leaders" for speakers are Qln Prestige 5 and Devore Gibbon X based on what I've heard, but have liked the Wilson Sabrina Xs and have heard great things about the newer Borresen X3s. Any experiences/recommendations welcome.
Cheers!