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what speakers to buy

so this is my 1st time posting. the question is what speakers. i am going into this blind trying to put together a decent system on a budget. i live in a city where bose is considered the high end of high end and the nearest audiophile shops are hours away.
over the years i have owned a lot of vintage gear and still collect some of it. solid state and tube. some of the tube gear was marantz, macintosh, dynaco, heathkit, radio craftsmen, pilot etc. also the usual solid state marantz, pioneer, kenwood, adcom. speakers jbl, polk, altec (model 19 and vott), paradigm, klipsch, bozak, sansui, AR, advent. all the usual suspects
so far i have purchased a copland tube pre cta-305 and a pair of rogue audio m180 amps. all mint condition all under a year old for under half price of new. i also have a denon DP-60L TT 
(with sumiko pearl cartridge)
speaker budget is around 5000 give or take a 1000. if i'm patient i think i can find something that was originally in the 12-20k price range for what i want to spend.
so far i am leaning towards ew andra ii, dali euphonia 800, canton reference 3.2, revel studio ii. size is also a factor and all of these are within that limit.
i have a fairly large area open concept living /dinning and breakfast nook with high ceilings.
and i know "dont buy without listening" but not an option
so looking for some opinions/options

after speakers i will be getting tuner, cd and music server, current interconnects and speaker wire are all ZU mission


dragonbutx
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I’m not much of a Wilson fan myself, but used Wilsons are a great buy, IMO. Wilson is constantly coming out with Mark 2, Mark 3 and other versions, causing the owners to dump their speakers at very good prices. Personally, If I had the room, I would go for a pair of Sophias. You can even get them used from Wilson dealers, certified and in mint condition at very reasonable prices. There's 2 pairs of Sophia 2s up right now at $5500 from dealers.  
I think that's a great buy myself.  I heard the Sophia's at one of the shows with Lamm tube gear and they sounded very good.  For me, I much prefer the smaller Wilsons to the larger ones, but that's me. 
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audiotroy
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Vandys are too low without enough bass for such a big room, also they are not known for loud volum or rock.

The focals mentioned above are great for a large room and as they are a tad bright will compliment the Rogues

Another good choice Psb T3 big tight bass great with Rogue.

I would hop on those Focals.

Troy 
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shadorne
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+1 Inna. Don't hesitate - those Focals are a great place to start and would hold their value.
powerglide
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The "don't buy without listening" is not a problem with the new patented line of Tekton speakers. The owner of Tekton Design Eric Alexander allows a 60 day listening period. 
I personally purchased a pair of Tekton Impacts believing I would be returning. The first listening session began at 6:30 pm and finally ended at 4:30 the following morning. They replaced a pair of Magnepan3.5r speakers I had loved for 20 years. I paid $1800.00 for the Impact's.
Check out the Tekton Double Impact thread here. Several of the posts reveal the Tektons replacing $30,000 per pair speakers with this $3000 pair.
I have no affiliation with Tekton. I just consider myself very fortunate for finding what I consider the best speakers I have ever heard.
I think you would be shocked at the capabilities.
Listen Intently.





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Second the used Wilson concept. Also think very highly of Revel.
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