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Poor man's Rockport Atrias?

I recently auditioned the Rockport Atrias and liked them alot. They seemed to do everything well including drawing me into the music. I also love their size which is small enough to fit into my narrow room. While I am willing to spend $20K on speakers I would of course prefer to spend less even if it means giving up some performance. Therefore, I am wondering if people have suggestions for other speakers I should consider auditioning that has similar qualities to the Rockports while also being a small floorstander.

Thank you.
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tboooe OP
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Soix, not what I wanted to hear!! :)

The more I think about it the more I scheme for ways to justify this to myself. I figure the kids will always get scholarships and I dont really need to worry about retirement for a while right?

I. Need. To. Stop. Thinking. About. These...Must resist...
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Charles1dad, lol! It's a sickness I tell you!
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Thanks folks. Used Rockports are hard to come by for sure. What about other speaker brands that have similar traits as the Rockports?
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Hi Goose...this particular dealer only had Rockports. I will admit the Atrias sounded very good. If I get these I would hold on to them for a very very long time. Its just the price tag that has me a bit bothered. I just wondering if I could spend say $10K and get 90% of the performance. As with most things in this hobby its the last 10% that increases price exponentially.
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Thanks guys. I figure at this price point I need to do my due diligence as much I would just love to buy the Atrias right now and start enjoying them. I should have known that I could not depend on this crew to be the voice the reason! :)
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Jwm, if I can get a decent price on the demo units I will definitely pull the trigger. At full retail I am not so sure....

Goose, finding a $10k speaker that gave 90% of the performance would be the holy grail for me! As I typed that I realized how crazy $10k speakers would sound to 99.99% of the people in this world. We are a crazy bunch. Btw, I love you listening room. I wish I had a bit more space.
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