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$35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why?

I am contemplating purchasing my End game speakers.     The ones that catch my eye are the Magico M3, Magico M project,  Stenheim Alumine 5se, Rockport Cygnus and the Songs Faber Amati Homage G5.   My system consists of  An Aurender N20 feeding a MSB Technology Premier Dac with Premier powerbaye.  Preamp duties are handles by An Audio Research Reference Anniversary and amplification is a pair of Lamm M 2.2 mono blocks. I currently have Magnepan 3.7i's.   I love their transparency and inner detail but they do not play in the low registers.   I do not want separate subs....  My room is mediums sized.  I listen to mostly soft pop, classical and some light rock.   I am trying to walk the thin line of tranparency vs musicality.    I would enjoy some suggestions and some sound reasoning behind members choices in speakers.  I do not want this to morph into a bashing thread.  Please stay on topic.

chuck
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bgross
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Can't imagine anything sounding as wonderful as Graham LS5/5 with those Lamm amps. Might be all in for $16-$17K and then make sure you get the appropriate cables, Shun Mook or Auditorium 23 would work. Wrap it up for $20K - that'd be my choice but maybe even some Line Magnetic LM-812 and buy a bunch of Shindo or AirTight. Wow! $50K buys building materials and heightened design. Not so much sound satisfaction. Just my opinion.

bruton
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Establishing a relationship with a dealer of repute who is adept at system matching would obviously be beneficial and a good first step.  Just my two cents.

There are *so many* choices available.  I recently attended an Audio Expo and found that for a normal size room (not a big hall) that my partner and I absolutely loved the Grimms LS1be (with powered electronics).  We also thoroughly enjoyed the Magico S3.  Given that an audio dealer can't possibly carry all models of every brand, a trip to an audio show might serve as a good sampling situation to get ideas.

hk_fan
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Another vote for Rockport.  I have the Avior II’s and they are outstanding.

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curiousjim
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I’m pretty sure I’ve found my forever speakers, The Sonus Farber Amati G5’s. They are fairly efficient (91db) and to my ears, they sound accurate without sounding overly bright. Another thing I like about them is they put out ample bass. I rarely use the subwoofer anymore. 
 

BTW, When I purchased the Sonus Farber Amanti G5’s, they were in your price range.

All the best.

incorrigable
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Yamaha NS 5000 has more advanced technology than any of those on your list. Strongly urge you to hear them before deciding. We were on our way to buy Magico in southern California but stopped to hear the Yamahas for giggles. Bought them. Much larger company with diversified tech resources boutique high end cannot match. Run the numbers. 

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