Okay, I am Taking the Pro Audio Plunge

When I was considering new speakers, I thought about those utilized those in mixing and recording studios.  It seemed a good idea to seek the same sound that recorders or professionals used. ATC has long history in what many professionals used to make the mixes and final cuts.  I looked at the pro series and quickly realized they were designed for much closer distances (than my home) such as recording studios.  Coming from ATC, this is stated of every model in the pro series:

• Ideally suited to:
  – critical near-field listening applications in all control rooms
  – LCR surround monitoring in small-to-medium control rooms.
  – surround channels for immersive audio (Auro 3D, Dolby Atmos, DTS-X)

They may be better, but I choose the Entry series for my home.  I saw many good reviews for the ATC SCM 40 and its accuracy.  Their Mid 75mm ATC Soft Dome is the most incredible midrange driver I have ever heard.  They are incredible accurate, I continue to hear new items in recordings listened to for decades. Crazy things such as distinct guitar picks or fingers, and more so, bass fingers resulting in immediate beautiful sound.    Touching the drums with one's hands is another.  With a sealed base design, they are extremely tight and mesh perfectly with my sealed pair of JL Audio F113 V2. I love tight deep base. The blending and separation of the bass drum and guitar become intriguing.  

My input would be to consider the optimum distances for your application.  The ATC Entry line for the SCM 40 was extremely impressive.

I forgot to mention the speakers and subs are controlled by a JL Audio CR-1 crossover which helps very much.  Good luck!

5k for that Neumann sterility and and you may just get bored, its for a mastering engineer....better to cancel it.

Get this unpowered jbl srx835. It is a speaker for music enjoyment and a good entry point. Check the measurements on its spec sheet at link below.

You can get a open box pair for around 2500 dollars or so.

To make it look good, take the ugly grille off. Paint the cabinet a dark red or a pearl white or something..

Run it passive with your audiophile amps and dacs. Set all the biases aside and give it a honest listen. Once you realize what it is capable of, biamp it with a analog active crossover, and take it up another notch.

https://jblpro.com/en-US/products/srx835

This is probably closer to what I want. Good find. Thanks!

They may be better, but I choose the Entry series for my home.  I saw many good reviews for the ATC SCM 40 and its accuracy.  Their Mid 75mm ATC Soft Dome is the most incredible midrange driver I have ever heard.  They are incredible accurate, I continue to hear new items in recordings listened to for decades. Crazy things such as distinct guitar picks or fingers, and more so, bass fingers resulting in immediate beautiful sound.    Touching the drums with one's hands is another.  With a sealed base design, they are extremely tight and mesh perfectly with my sealed pair of JL Audio F113 V2. I love tight deep base. The blending and separation of the bass drum and guitar become intriguing.  

I haven’t heard the SCM 40. I auditioned the 19v2 and found it was good but seemingly lacked bass for its size. I have been close to purchasing the SCM 40s a number of times, but my current speakers are flatter in response by a good margin, so I am wary of going that route. 

I didn’t know all their Pro models are designed for nearfield, so that helps. Thanks. 
 

With further research I have found an intriguing contender that uses Radian drivers:

https://eaw.com/products/mkc120/#features