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Speaker Recommendation up to 70k

I have purchased SOTA swiss front end which I can't disclose. They are solid state. 
Got room treated , cables sorted , power supply regulated, a comfy couch and books to read for years. 

Now I need a pair of beautiful and lively speakers to get me up and dancing when the track calls for it. A SOTA speaker that is worthy of keeping for years. Room size is 25 sqm/ 269 sqft. 

Final contenders: 
- Zellaton 
- Stenhiem 
- Tidal- Marten- Wilson 
- Borresen

I don't need (you need to listen and decide) suggestions, I can't travel and we got no dealers with demos. So I'll have to rely on users honest opinions about each brand above and are they worthy of the cost. 

No electrostatics and no horns please. Appreciate if you know how to get the most benefit at the upper botique level of speakers. Some might look fabulous and sound meh. 

Let's discuss. 
emerald
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holmz
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I have already disclosed my system in page 1 comments, please read through.

Wilson Benesch , Gobels, Stenhiem and Zellatons are under consideration.
So exclusively it is down to those 4 ?
mofojo
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Add Bose to the list. They are suweeet. 
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phusis
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@mofojo --

Add Bose to the list. They are suweeet.

Bose - the finger of Satan dipped in holy (audiophile) water, of something like that. Their Blueetooth iterations may make for a good bathroom background music choice, while contemplating the speaker options for one's home audio cathedral. 
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arcticdeth
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Those “hifi”  ATC speakers are some of the very best you can buy.
he prices are astronomical, but if you say you have 70K to dump, he’ll, that is what I would get. Or the Dynaudio confidence 60’s.
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phusis
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@arcticdeth --

Those “hifi”  ATC speakers are some of the very best you can buy.
he prices are astronomical, but if you say you have 70K to dump, he’ll, that is what I would get. ...

ATC speakers, not least their active versions, are actually very fairly priced when you factor in what's included in the package and the sonic outcome that's produced. Sonically it doesn't matter whether it's their pro line or domestically dressed ditto; the predominant difference is aesthetics and price, while the sound is very largely cut from the exact same cloth. That's why I opted to recommend the SCM300 ASL Pro earlier - the sound is the same, and you pay somewhat less for a non-tower, industrial looks version (that needs a stand). At less than $55k a pair here in Europe, considering what's offered and that separate amp(s) and speaker cables are now out of the equation, that's almost cheap compared to passively configured alternatives without build-in amps, none of which I gather would even approach the dynamic capabilities of the ATC's. 
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