As a lover of warmer-than-average speakers, let me put in a strong endorsement for the VA Baby Grands. Several years ago, they were very close to the top of my short list (in fact, I was going to buy a pair, but missed them, as already sold). They have some of that audio magic.
The one, minor, drawback, is they don't do deep, deep bass. But the rest of the spectrum is wonderful. If you're not a Wagnerhead or Mahlerhead this shouldn't be a problem. I also listened to the Concert Grands, which somehow don't have the same magic. The magic returns with the Liszt model.
Otherwise, look at some of the wide-fronted, old-fashioned designs from Graham, Stirling, Spendor, Harbeth, but in the price range you can get Baby Grands for, they'll be very hard to beat.
The one, minor, drawback, is they don't do deep, deep bass. But the rest of the spectrum is wonderful. If you're not a Wagnerhead or Mahlerhead this shouldn't be a problem. I also listened to the Concert Grands, which somehow don't have the same magic. The magic returns with the Liszt model.
Otherwise, look at some of the wide-fronted, old-fashioned designs from Graham, Stirling, Spendor, Harbeth, but in the price range you can get Baby Grands for, they'll be very hard to beat.