I read and enjoy Stereophile which has some fine reviewers like MF. TAS is another good audio magazine. I was only commenting on Stereophile's class rating system - not the whole magazine.
As to your question, If you gave me $30kUS to buy a pair of speakers, what would I buy? I could only answer that subjectively in terms of my own tastes and room. With that budget, I would look for a mint 1 owner pair of Magico S5 Mk2's in M-coat finish & order SPods, as in a medium-large size room I haven't yet heard a pair of speakers I like more for the money.
Stereophile Class A (Full- Range);
Magico S5 Mk.II: $38,000/pair–$42,750/pair
(Vol.40 No.2 WWW) • https://www.stereophile.com/content/magico-s5-mkii-loudspeaker
* Several Stereophile reviewers vote and that's how they come up with their guide of recommended components. We also check other prestigious trusty reputable audio magazines for consistency in the reviews of speakers we have interest in, and Magico (not the best looking) comes up on top often for best sound. The one above is above $30,000
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