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Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers?

Curious if there are any used or new (less likely) speakers out there that rival flagship speakers like Focal Grande Utopia, Rockport Lyra, Marten Coltrane Supreme 2, Magico M6, Raidho TD 4.2 or D4.8 etc?

I'll throw out a contender. If you look on ebay and the used market you can sometimes find a Von Schwekert VR 10 for around $18k CAD and from what I heard it can rival many TOTL speakers like the Grande Utopia. Do you guys have any thoughts?
smodtactical
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jtgofish258 posts
The Yamaha NS 5000s are probably as good as anything regardless of price.Certainly in terms of sounding real and natural.Other far more expensive speakers might sound more impressive and more "hi 
fi" but I doubt they are better.
Heard the NS5000 today at a show and I have to say I 100% agree. These speakers sounded simply incredible. So live and real sounding with one of the biggest widest soundstages I've ever heard. All this from bookshelves... wow.
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rocray
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I REALLY need to get my butt to an audio show. I would love to hear some mega dollar speakers. 
keithtexas
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Large JBLs (Everest DD6700) or the Grandinote Mach 9 as mentioned by Orenstein. Would also take the Rockports but the Grandinotes sound so natural and open and free. Their crossoverless design seems to "let the note go" like horns done well can approach, without the tweaking and downsides. Would love to hear the Martion Orgons too; I think they are around $50K.
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nasaman
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Should Kharma brand be added on this list? Some used ones can be had for less than $50k
smodtactical OP
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@keithtexas I heard the grandinotes also and they truly have incredible floating in the air imaging. Amazing.
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