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

@hk_fan 

I have the Avior ii as well. What electronics and brand of cables are u using? 

The new Volti Vittora in some exotic finish. Effortlessly beautiful to the ears and eyes. 

Ulfberht tekton beryllium model at that price you can buy that bonnivilles 4 feet wide 4x woofers 7 horns and  the ulfberht. Or buy 2 ulfberrhts with 2x 15 inch woofers pattened array of mids x14 and tweeter. If you like ribbon tweet you can through that in as well. You can ask for high end caps or external dsp. I have alot of reference speakers and still think my tektons are fantastic. Call tekton tell him what you want and he will build it. Enjoy the hunt. You could fly into provo utah and listen.

@chuck wrote:

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....

I would recommend you keep your Magnepans and challenge your stance on subs by acquiring them. Otherwise you give yourself a rather convenient "getaway" from the Mag's that makes me wonder if it's really about their lack of LF-prowess and something else instead; maybe you just want something new/other, which is perfectly alright in this endeavor of ours. Just trying to get a bearing at where you're coming from.

Why don't you want subs? Should you want to give it a go with subs nonetheless, the stacked approach (i.e.: two sub towers with 3 subs each) advocated by REL in particular could be an great choice with your existing mains and how to augment them smoothly into the lower octaves - with benefits other than bass alone. From my chair that build upon what you cherish already and turn it into something much more complete. Otherwise you're reshuffling the cards entirely with new mains that try to do it all (in addition to the hassle of finding the ones you like), but likely with more severe compromises - one way and the other. 

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.

Do the hard work now with above subs recommendation and keep your Magnepans for a dynamite combo. If not now you'll just be faced with the challenge further down road eventually. Trying to put myself in your place at least that's what I would do. What I would do with my own set-up for me only is hardly relevant, but I would go with subs, not skimp on physics and choose main speakers with more narrow/controlled dispersive characteristics. 

I’ve been to two audio shows this year, Florida and Axpona, and listened to hundreds of speakers, cost no object.  

While there were maybe three sets of speakers I’d take home without any additional auditioning needed, again, cost no object, but if I had to pick one, it would be an Aretai speaker.  I heard the Contra 200F’s at the Florida show..stunning speaker. I fell in love in about 5 seconds. As we walked into the room, the person I was with looked at me and we both had wide eyes and jaws dropped. Wonderful speakers.  I can’t imagine what the Contra 350F’s would sound like, but the 200F’s sounded better to me than any of the mega systems on the first floor, easily.  

https://aretai.com/

The other nearly as stunning set of speakers I heard are made by Perfect 8.  At the Florida show I heard the Cube-T and at Axpona I heard the Cube-S with what looked like their matching subwoofer. Stunning speakers..again, regardless of the mega systems on the first/second floor..which I don’t find the least bit engaging, at any price. 

https://www.perfect8.com/

My biggest take-away from audio shows is the overwhelming number of speakers that sound exceedingly average..even the biggest name darlings that most seem to love. Yes, they sound  very good & clean and most often the cabinets(where much/most of the money is invested)  are top notch, but the sound, compared to speakers that make your jaw drop, if you can find them(which is VERY tough) is..average. This includes any speaker in the $20K-$75K range, or higher.  ...just my opinion..

I don’t expect you to follow-up on these suggestions as people tend to pick equipment they have easier access to, but, if I were in your shoes(currently looking for endgame speakers), finding a dealer for either of the brands I’ve mentioned, particularly the Aretai, would be well worth booking a flight to hear them. Given the money involved, an airline ticket is just the (minimal) cost of finding the right set of speakers.