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New house, wife reveals she hates my Maggies- looking for stand mount speaker suggestions

Just closed on a new house and as we were walking through and discussing furniture, my wife revealed she has always hated my Maggies and wants them not to make the move.  I have had a semi-dedicated music room, so they were kind of out of sight at our old place, so she never complained.  So a bad news but good news (new speakers!) situation.

Present set up is near field, room perhaps 10x10,but partially open, angled ceilings for some pretty good acoustics. Should be able to set up similar size near field space in new home.

Amp is Primaluna HP with 8xEL34, Conrad Johnson ET7 tube preamp, PS Audio Direct stream DAC and Naim Uniti digital ripper/hard drive.  I listen to lots of different music, but always come back to acoustic guitar or piano with female or male vocalists, or acoustic jazz.  Big soundstage, vocal warmth and detail (guitar strings plucking) are what I enjoy.

My Wife liked (the looks of) my old Rogers LS3/5a back in the day, or my Reference 3a Royal Masters.  So I figure I will be looking for a stand mount monitor.  But my budget is $5-10k, used or new, so I suspect I can do better than the LS3/5a.

i have always loved the Joseph Audio Pulsars, but you never see them used and the new graphine ones are out of my price range. Looking for other ideas:  Sonus Faber are easy to look at, but I have never listened to their monitors.  The monitor versions of Raidho and Focals are ugly enough to fail the WAF test.

so help me out here- what should I consider?

meiatflask
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theophile
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When I hear the term "Happy Wife Happy Life". I see a man who has been either transformed into or chose to become a performing seal. Ready to jump through however many hoops which are held-out. Every time a hoop is held out. Don’t question it. Don’t push back. Do as you are commanded by the one holding the hoop(and cracking the whip).

With the unsaid dark insinuation that the holder of the hoop will make the performing seal’s life hell if they don’t unquestioningly comply.

"Comply with The Wife: Happy Life. Failure to comply: A Life Of Misery".

The performing seals all think this is normal.

Anyone can prove my theory. If there is an equal status in the relationship, the seal can order the hoop holder to jump through a hoop. Every seal knows that will never happen. The tables cannot be turned. The relationship is actually a one way street. The hoop holder calls the shots and as long as the seal is well behaved and compliant; Happy Wife Happy Life.

hifiguy42
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^^^^^ lighten up francis.

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oddiofyl
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I own the Studio Electric M4 , it's a great speaker.     So good that zi was thinking about their M5

https://pt.audio/2025/03/01/studio-electric-m5-loudspeakers-review/

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/studio-electric-m-5?highlight=virtual%2Bimage

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jayctoy
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Op onother speakers I could recommend is the new model apeakers Technics , they look very nice in white. And they are well designed, their cabinet are so solid , piano finish. And they sound incredible. I love KEf LS 50 but I prefer their monitor. So I bought it.

tomaswv
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+ on the Alta Alyssa. 
I love the sound and finish of my tiny Dali Minuet SEs in my small office set up. Their larger high end standmounts may be worth looking into. Epicon 2s for example. 

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