new to polk- seeking guidance regarding monitor & rta series

recently on another hifi forum i posted seeking speaker recommendations according to my preference for a warm, rich, full-bodied, ultra smooth, liquid, dark, punchy sound and several suggestions came forth for the polk monitor 10. i began researching the speaker and was initially very excited. then i encountered complaints about shouty artifacts (due to the dual drivers run in parallel creating excess energy in the upper mids) as well as an "in-your-face" vocal presentation. this is not my thing at all. i am extremely sensitive to any sort of harshness or cone shout in the upper mids as well as any sort of hardness or excess energy in the highs. i kept reading. seemed like the RTA-12B may be a better choice because of the refined crossover. no more dual mids in parallel. however, i've found enough people describing these speakers as overly bright that i'm discouraged. then there is the monitor 7 and 7B, which is very interesting to me because apparently an old spendor loudspeaker was the inspiration for it. i happen to love old spendors. but as it goes, the internet is full of conflicting information. so keeping in mind that i want an extremely forgiving, warm, rich, musical sound... which of the vintage polks should i be looking at? and what is the deal with the cone shout in the 10? please educate me further regarding the monitor 7 and the RTA-12B. i would be grateful for any advice. thank you