I’ve been reading this forum thread, and in particular the speaker comparisons of @lowspark and others, with great interest since I am also thinking about buying a new pair of speakers in the $5-10K range and upgrading my AVR system. I’m hoping to be able to soon listen to the new Elac Adantes, which have received rave comments from people who have listen to them. I’ve also been reading the Tektron DI’s rave reviews, but find these speakers to be too big. Unfortunately living in the California Bay Area, my home is small and we only have space in the living room for the AVR/stereo system. My wife would probably get a heart attack if the ungainly DI’s were suddenly placed in the living room. I’ve been considering the smaller, but still imposing and somewhat ungainly, Tektron Electrons as an alternative to the DIs. Another alternative are the soon to be released Magico A3s, which were recently favorably compared with the Sopra No2s. (
http://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/product-debuts/magico-a3-december-2017/739-magico-a3-louds...). I’m also checking for used B&W 803 D3s, but these speakers seem to elicit widely diverging comments (some people love them, while others hate them). I guess that I have to spend more time listening in addition to reading forums and reviews.