For <$2000-$6000 depending on room size you might try an in home audition of OHM Walsh speakers (www.ohmspeakers.com).
These would seem to fit your stated sonic preferences but will come in well under your target budget. Is that a problem?
The cabinetry is not Sonus Faber or Dynaudio grade but up to snuff (premium wood veneers are available) and some might even consider them attractive in a retro kind of way. They have a reasonably small footprint for the sound delivered and I have no WAF issues.
These would seem to fit your stated sonic preferences but will come in well under your target budget. Is that a problem?
The cabinetry is not Sonus Faber or Dynaudio grade but up to snuff (premium wood veneers are available) and some might even consider them attractive in a retro kind of way. They have a reasonably small footprint for the sound delivered and I have no WAF issues.