Have the itch yet again. $5-6k budget for floorstanders.

OP, if you have able bodied friends or family,  I wouldn't discount getting larger speakers than 100 lbs.  There's a reason the nice stuff weighs more.  Tektons are my go to but there are many nice looking used options that exceed that weight limit.  There's a pair of Eggleston Andra II's used out there and some Rockports.  I'd check those out and / or go audition some tektons near you.  Even if they aren't the moabs or ulfbehrts, anything with the seven+ tweeter array is going to give you the qualities you listed with solid upstream gear.

Best of luck to you and update us on what you choose and your thoughts!  Always fun to hear about someone's journey and what they wound up selecting after all these people respond and chime in.

@erik_squires ,  You have been singing that same song since I bought my first pair of Golden Ear speakers back in 2015.  The GE speakers are NOT bright at all.

I bought a pair of Yamaha ns5000’s for my tv room and reading your description of the desired sound you want I think the ns2000’s, if they are similar to mine might work. Clean, tight and fast. Maybe the opposite of your kef reference 1’s regarding the mids. The Yamaha’s on the crisp side of neutral where the kefs hold onto the notes a bit longer. Idk, those new SUV’s towers look like the bargain of the decade.

@stere5 - The neat thing is the OP can listen for himself and decide what he likes.  But you are right, the GE I heard were not exactly bright so much as the opposite of smooth performers. If you are generally attracted to B&W style treble they’ll be just what you want to hear.  

From that list Klipsch