Listen to these:
- Monitor Audio Silver 6 or 8. Pick whichever one works for your listening room size.
- KEF LS50 plus a good subwoofer; the sub could make it work for the both of you.
- Magnepan 1.7, with or without subwoofer. This is the one that my wife picked over several others including the GoldenEar Triton 7. You can also add a sub to this one to give it more low end oomph while being free of boomy, boxy resonances. This is a *fabulous* speaker for the money. It's the one we bought, and it captivates me every day.
- Sonus Faber Venere 2,5; voluptous, seductive, and engagingly musical. Also beautiful.