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16K to Spend. Help me make the end all Upgrade.

Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading my speakers; Aerial 10t's. I need to upgrade the speakers for a couple of reasons, one being the waf. I'm looking to get the best 2ch stereo speakers out there for 15-17K. I'm currently looking at Revel Studio2s and Dynaudio Saphires (although I don't think they're physically attractive so waf would be a factor), also possibly interested in JM labs 1037be's. I really wanted to get people's opinions as to what else is out there, what's better or comparable to these speakers. I don't want to upgrade these speakers again so I'm looking for something to hold me over for a long time to come.
baraeryo

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rgs92
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If you want Watt Puppy 8s, I would patiently check for one here each day. I'm sure one will show up. WPs are constantly traded here.

The JMLabs prices will be sinking I'm sure when the new Utopias come out in the fall (according to another current thread here). When the Utopia Be line came out in late 2002, JMLabs dropped their prices, with the original Utopias going from $30K to $20K (announced in big magazine ads). So if price is important to you and you have some patience and these are the speakers you want, just wait a short time. Maybe pick up some cheap box speakers here in the meantime.
Just my 2 (or 3?) cents.
rgs92
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Aerial 10Ts can spoil you because you can pretty much
plop them anywhere and get a friendly sound without
too much boom/sizzle/glare/shrieking/etch or other
audio 4-letter-words. Wilsons and others take a lot more care.
I mention this because I also had the 10Ts driven by the Pass X350 (nice liquid, rounded vocals, a bit small, but fine anyway).
If you're buying new,
you could try to audition some of the speakers that offer home trials where you pay only for shipping if you return them.

Watt Puppies are a completely different experience from the Aerials.
(I went from the 10Ts to the WP6s for a while.)
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