Speakers free of grain, glare and steel?


$2,000 or less used/new speakers free of grain, glare and steel, but with detail, extension, imaging, and tonal accuracy and balance? Acoustic Zen Adagio, Merlin TSM MME. Gallo 3.1, Frafrotski SE? Most speakers are competent, some are outstanding, a few deliver magic. Which speakers are the most musical and easy to listen to, rising to the top of a crowded field given their price point, and the most "forgiving" of their associated components? Which have magic?
pmboyd
Pmboyd, nothing beats a home audition. In the mean time, you might find this old thread interesting:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1015294796&openusid&zzSean&4&5#Sean
Anyone going to the big Axpona show in NYC
Friday/Saturday 6/24-5?
Affinia Hotel, 7th ave & 31st, sponsored by Stereophile.
120-day in home trial. For that length of time, you could try out a couple of speakers alongside with little downside, if shopping carefully, finances permitting.