Are Vienna Acoustics really this good

Erniec, you should read Nezwek's thread entitled "SonusFaber GP? Other recomendations?". He mentions that the combination of Krell amps and Vienna Acoustics Beethovens were the best he heard.

It seems that VAs do both movies and music very well.

Too bad Tweeter sells them. Their salespeople are clueless. I was interested in listening to a pair, but they were so poorly set up that I knew they had to sound better than they did in the store. All I got from the salesperson was a lot of hyperbolic sales crap.

I suppose the B+W Nautilus are pricey, but they are not hype. They do sound great. Unfortunitely for mere mortals they sell well at that high price. If you go to B School they will teach you to charge what the market will bear. A used pair of Matrix in good shape are a great bargain.

I've had 2 pair of Beethovens (version 1 and 3.2). THE BEST I'VE HEARD FOR THE MONEY!

I heard the Mozart's in an all Krell system and was very impressed with their smooth mid's and sweet high's. I've also heard their latest flagship speaker (don't remember the model right now) and was also favorably impressed. They make a fine product.

After many years of listening to speakers I purchased the Vienna Mozart’s. (Space constraints and $ prevented my buying the Mahlers) I had listened to Sonus Faber, Audio Physic, B&W, to name a few all around the same price point. The Vienna’s sounded right. With others speakers I always felt "something" was missing; bass, openness, tone etc. I have listened to them for nearly two years, often for hours at a time and never found them fatiguing. I added their center speaker and Hayden's to my HT.
The fact I rarely see them for sale second hand indicates owners would be very happy with them.
If the Vienna Mozart’s have a weakness, it is in the bass. I added a REL subwoofer to fill out the bottom end. A local dealer believes this combination is better than the Beethoven’s.
I believe they are very good speakers at a very competitve price point. I believe they work well with all amps but always try and listen to them at home with your equipment.