10k system for ultimate image density at 70-75db?

What do you mean by scream? Your Energy's are highly respected and have a great forward "in the room" sound - I don't think anyone would describe these as screaming above 80 db, above 95 db perhaps. If anything the only faults with the Energy Veritas line were that some designs had distinctly too much bass and that the dome midrange is limited in loudness before compression becomes a factor. In your case, too much bass is what you probably need when listening at lower levels (phon curves and all that stuff)...

Why not try a full range driver loudspeaker? SEAS has a all new full range out the exotic. KCS offers complete loudspeakers for $4000 shipping included. These sound great at low levels but still can produce much SPL if needed they are full sounding at low levels very very easy to listen to since point source, time and phase correct. No crossover to mess things up;)

You should audition the speakers with newer high density tweeters, like diamond or Beryllium. I never noticed any screaming breakup that happens with conventional metal tweeters on my Focals with BE tweeter. None of those no hard sound normally associated with the metal tweeters.

thanx for your help !

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ohm walsh
sp tech timepiece 3.0
harbeth monitor 30

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Oh I just bought my first system around this budget for my bedroom; still a college student here so the room is well I spend most of my time. It consists of the latest Olive Opus 4, Bel Canto Dac3 and ATC Active 20s. At the beginning I was quite disappointed with the sound but now that the system have burned it, it sounds very nice. My room is 3m by 4m. Hope this helps
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Alexander