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I'm ready to pull the trigger on some new speakers.looking for some last minute advice

Hey all,
I know that there are too many posts like this when it comes to buying speakers, and I know that the answer is 'what sounds best to me', but maybe there's something that I have overlooked. Maybe someone has had a bad experience, or has been blown away, etc.  I hope to buy one of these soon. I have an 80W NAD int amp and my room size is 14x12'
The speakers I've listened to in the last 3 days are :

Golden Ear Triton Two+ Tower
Paradigm 85F
KEF r700
B&Wcm10
revel F206
Focal Aria936

It's not easy to remember what one speaker sounded like when listening to a different one days later.
One dealer won't do an A-B comparison because he believes it's deceiving?
From what I've read, the Golden Ears are either loved or hated.

So any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!

Dan
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snoopgordie OP
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Thanks for all the suggestions!  There's not a Ryan loudspeaker dealer within 2 hundred miles of me, so I can't check them out.  I visited a website that carries the Acoustic Zen, http://www.soundsofsilence.com/ and I wasn't familiar with anything there.  The Revel is 500 bucks cheaper than the others, so that's a plus.
 I've got it narrowed down to the Focal and Revel and luckily one dealer (about 90 minutes away) carries both.  I'm contemplating bringing my wife with me for another set of ears, but what do women know about hi-fi?  :)

Dan
stewart0722
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where do you live?  I have a dealer friend who is placing his initial order w/ Ryan and that's how I'm getting my 610s.  I'm in Oklahoma City
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I'm in NH and the closest dealer is in NY.  I'm not going to purchase anything without being able to audition them first.

Thanks!
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bugredmachine
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Salk WOW 1's
http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=WOW1

$1300 and they play large!

Salk Silk Monitors - outstanding
http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=Silk+Monitors

$3600

Exotica monitors - I have the floor stander version - exquisite
http://ww w.salksound.com/model.php?model=Exotica+Monitors

$6000

And my favorite bargain speaker that always brings a smile to my face because they are just stupid good and multi-award-winning:
Songtowers
http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=SongTower+RT

$2900

I've owned 7 or 8 pairs of Salks and that should say it all...I'm a shill I guess :|
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jafant
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Dan-

based on your list- the best choice is the Focal 936. This is a fine speaker that will mate nicely w/ your NAD.
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