Willl you spend over $5000.00 for speakers?

Martin Logan SL-3's @ $2k to $2.5k used, or ML reQuest for $1k more, are way ahead of anything in the sub-$5k arena for a wide range of music. Their only shortfall is ultimate bass extention(sub 30hz), not a big issue for most music. The sound stage is huge & real enough to just walk up onto & into the stage. If you like a limited variety of musical styles & a more intimate sound stage, there are box speakers like the ProAc 2.5 that work magic on Blues & Jazz, but don't rock & roll. Listen to all you can before you buy, and don't forget, your room is going to have a major influence on whatever you bring home, so pay more if you have to, but find a way to listen to what you like at home with your other components & your music in your room before you decide.

Yes, I would definitely spend more that $5000 on a pair of speakers. (I would spend more than $5000 on a SINGLE speaker in a pair as well) I see it this way: DAC, Transport, even PreAmp and Amp designs will change VERY fast, a GREAT pair of speakers will last a LONG time as the designs don't change as fast. Great speakers are worth the investment for sure. Planars and Electrostatics are excellent (owner - MG 3.5R's - they still sound great). "Exotic" cones are also great speakers. (I normally avoid cones like the plague because the sound sounds like it is comming out of a "box") The Avalon Eidolon's ceramic disc transducers are unique and sound as exquite as the technology that manufactures the drivers. I also just auditioned the Vandersteen 5's (a baffless cone design) and they sound great. Speakers are worth the investement as they will outlast (in terms of obsolescence) much of the other equipment that makes up a system. $5000 for a pair of speakers, definitely. Just be sure to audition them thoroughly first!

If the speaker system is the WISDOM AUDIO Adrenaline Dipole 75, the answer is a emphatic "YES". There are others that I would consider, but the WA is the most expensive consideration. Absolutely the best sound I've ever heard - and I've heard much more expensive designs.

Did anyone say Martin Logan's Monolith.You can get them used for way under 5 grand and they sound terrific.

I paid more than that for DUNLAVY SC-V speakers. They are great in all aspects, including size. I keep upgrading my system, including a ML380S, ML37, Krell amp, NBS signature, and they keep sounding better and better.