Harbeth 30.2 XD Vs Triangle Magellan Duetto 40th anniversary

Thank you, @akg_ca . This is super helpful and more on point than i could have reasonably hoped for.  (I’ve been thinking about the integrated DAC/Streamer Electrocompaniet, too….)

And @hedwigstheme thank you as well; Fair questions. The Revel F226Be may be a better size, in fact for the space, which turns out to be a bit bigger than i had thought; more like 15’ x 25’. And also, sad i think about it, more than 1/2 of the listening would be done from about 12-15’ away.  I’m adding it and the ELAC Vela 408.2 to the mix.

Thanks again @hedwigstheme . One of my favorite local dealers has the Revels on the floor so i can go see and listen to them.  Going to do that tomorrow!

I’m veering away from the Triangles as it seems from reviews and comments on here and elsewhere that Class D amp (even good ones) is not the best match for them (although a dealer out of town offered to sell me new Cellos for 10K plus shipping, which was a hard offer to turn down!)

Good to know, @akg_ca!  Thanks very much.

It looks like, for a variety of reasons (aesthetics, cost, performance, ease of availability), I am headed to choosing between Revel Performa 226Be or ELAC Vela VFS 408.2. I do have a little REL T/7x in that space that connects over (i think) a proprietary wireless frequency (not WiFi, as I understand things) to the amp via the REL Arrow unit); and as i can’t have cables running around in that room and there’s no room for a bigger sub, i think that set up for the sub is the best i can do. (At least for now.)

Good point @bill_k    
The dealer had them hooked up to a slightly older  Class D NAD that’s  meant for home theater, but still pretty comparable sonically to my c399.  The C399 should be a little more neutral if anything.  
Those Be tweeters are bright and assertive for sure.  On the whole they sounded ok to my ear — I’m used to ELAC JET tweeters —  especially once one was >8ft away, as we will be most of the time.  The whole sonic presentation was very good though. Such seemless transitions from lows to mids to highs. (I’m more used to 2.5 way speakers; I felt like the dedicated midrange driver was a really nice feature for these, and the base extension was ex excellent, without a sub even.  
I’ll have them in my space tomorrow so fingers crossed! 

Thank you @bill_k . IItvmaybe too much to hope for for this particular room. But maybe given the price I got those Revels for, if need be, I could look to just use the C399 as a streamer//dac/pre-amp and find a friendlier amp.  
 

Any suggestions as to which solid state amps (ion the 5-10k range (new or used)) play best with those Revels and their Be tweeter?