are focals new 807v chorus better than old cobalts

I just listened to the 816S and 816V as well as the 807V. I know the driver are supposed to be higher quality in the 816S, but the 816V and shockingly the 807V sounded better to me, and they look at least 10 times better. I went in to buy the 816S on a closeout deal, but left a little confused, I am still toying with whether to buy the 816V or *07V and some stands...

So you did not compare the S series with the V series?

I wish I could hear the 800V compared to a 700V series