We have the Special 40's - they are an excellent speaker and a great value too. At a $5K budget, you can consider the Contour 20's - lower bass of course, much bigger cabinet. I listened to both at home, got the Special 40's for our summer spot.
The advice from Puma-cat re: small REL subs is spot-on. You can add those later, they will integrate beautifully with the Dynaudios. The advantage of this is a staggered upgrade as you may see fit and the ability to locate the REL's in different locations (even behind the listening position, which can work remarkably well). Consider a pair of subs for a music set-up.
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Main - Roon on Synology/Sonos Port/SoTM Neo endpoints; Chord Qutest, Bryston BP-17 cubed with phono option; EAT C-sharp with Ortofon Bronze MM, Bryston cubed Amplifier; Revel F126Be on custom Atocha stands; interconnects by WireWorld, furniture by Atocha Design 'Phones Audeze LCD-3, Bryston BHA-1; Office: Sonos/Roon; OPPO HA-1, Naim NAP100 and PSB Mini-C. Media Room:, Samsung QLED QN90 series, Sonos, OPPO 205, ATI N-core driving KEF LS-50's with REL subs; furniture by Glassisimo; Kids - U-turn for vinyl, Sonos Play5; Summer Shack - Sonos, vintage Pioneer, Dynaudio Special 40's.
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