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

@chuck 

As I understand it, and others may have already commented about this, but subwoofers, in my opinion, are a necessity for any outstanding audiophile system.  Some speakers and systems need them more and some less, and many systems sound excellent without them, but proper integration of subwoofers is a boon to any system.

I had Maggie 1.7’s and had a difficult time finding speakers that gave me the imaging and soundstage that I was used to.  Then I heard the YG Acoustics Vantage speakers at a show and was floored with the imaging, soundstage and bass.  Their boxes are completely sealed yielding extremely tight, responsive bass.  I ended up buying the Hailey3’s used and haven’t looked back.  You could also look at the Carmel3s depending on your room size but I would spring for the Vantage.

@chuck 

Our systems are very similar.  My system consists of a VAC Master w/phono -> Boulder and N20 -> MSB Premier. 
 

I’m also a Maggie owner.  I started with the 10’s then 1.6’s and 3.6’s. I even bi--amped my 3.6’s with a Pass Labs XVR-1 crossover.  I thought I had a great sounding system.  Then I purchased a pair of YG Acoustics Carmel 2’s.  These small footprint speakers completely out did the 3.6’s in every way.  Accuracy, dynamics, detail and extension that I never heard with my Maggie’s.  I now have the Hailey 3’s as my mains and the Carmel 2’s as my center channel speakers.  I also have a pair of REL 31 subs.  The sound is amazing with a soundstage that is not only wide and deep, but it is much higher than the 4-foot Hailey 3’s with images extending to the ceiling.  The MSB is doing this.  My Maggie’s are now in my bedroom barricading my unhappy wife.

My suggestion is to move on from the Magnepan’s especially with your electronics.  Please try to audition the YG’s.  I also like Estelon’s.  However these speakers love high powered SS amps, but I haven’t heard them with good tube amps tbh.

happy listening!

Somewhat similar to Maggie’s clean sound maybe consider Voxativ or MBL

I wouldn’t look at any of those speakers.

Also, never go out to a dealer to listen to a pair of speakers and buy them on the spot. The ONLY way you will know if the speaker is any good if you play it in your room, using your electronics.

You said you have a medium size room so I’m guessing around 16’ long, 12’ wide? If your room is anywhere close to this size, the biggest woofer you should look at are 8” or smaller. Most people, even most dealers at audio shows, try to place too large of a speaker in a medium/small room, that’s the worst thing you can do. I just moved from a 27’ room to a 16’ room and had to downgrade my speaker size. My new towers have multiple 6.5” woofers plus, the best thing I did was to get the rel t7x subwoofers.