what speaker new or used for 5k?

Essrand, So you know what I'm talking about when I say the Mozart's sound congested with bloated bass?

(((but is expecting to get a pair on trade not sure what model but I'll ask.)))

Jughead
You will want the Vandersteen 2CE Sig II with the latest
Five As Midrange,Tweeter,ETC
The way you can tell you shine a Flashlight into the Midrange and if it looks like a pigskin Football you are in luck.
These will smoke any other generation Vandersteen 2 or 3 series like they are broken.
Best JohnnyR

I think I'm going to hold out for a set of Intuitive design Mosaic.

Instead of buying new speakers I have decided to experiment with a few things first, power cords and line conditioner.

So I finally bought some speakers that match my system perfectly and I couldn't be happier with them, Intuitive Design Gamma Summits.