Anyone ever heard or read about JM Labs Cobalt 806


Has anyone ever heard or seen one of these? Are these the upgrade to the JM Labs Focal Cobalt 806 speakers? If no, I was wondering the MSRP on them. What they are probably worth? THanks.
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I own them. Well, actually, the upgrade. The JM Labs Cobalt 806S. The "S" stands for signature and added a differnet crossover, but I'm not sure what else. US list price was $1095. They have since been discontinued, and I think the profile line took over for these. I have yet to hear the profile line, but wouldn't mind getting rid of my 806's for something up the JM line.
They are good, but there is a lot of competition in the 600 dollar range that will compete. Keep in mind too, if you are a "normal" audiophile, you will be concerned about resale, and they could be real tough to get rid of since Audio Advisor has them for 600.
When you buy an already discounted product, resale is always terrible. Meaning, if you wanted to get rid of them, you'd have to go to the 400-425 dollar range, I'm guessing. Maybe you aren't concerned about resale, I don't know.

Paradigm Studio 20v3 is a fatigue free speaker that does many, many things well including bass response and can be had for slightly over the 600 dollar mark. Better resale, and in my opinion a better speaker (I've owned both)

As far as signature of the cobalts, I've noticed less bass than the reviews mention. The midrange is sweet and the top end is extended. I wouldn't call them bright, but they are far from nuetral as well.