My buddy has a massively expensive sound system in Cincy. He told me he spent over $2,000 on SPEAKER CABLES. I forget the brand of his speakers, and he has some Magneplanars in his basement rarely used I think. I asked him for advice on more sensible speakers and he suggested Monitor Audio, which is what I have, the Silver series.
It can turn into an expensive hobby, but not for me.
We have season tickets to the symphony and I think that sound is not readily duplicated by any sound system. We have a concert tonight in fact.