JM REYNAUD MKII-VS-COINCIDENT TRIUMPH

I have had only limited opportunity to listen to the Reynaud's, but I have owned a pair of Coincident Triumph Signatures for about 6 months. Based on memory, I'd say the Reynaud are a bit warmer sounding, while the Coincidents are a bit more accurate. I use my Triump Sig's mainly for rear surround sound, but on several occasions have used them "solo" for extended listening. They are very clean, dynamic, have excellent imaging, and surprising frequency response for a mini-monitor (rated to the upper 40 Hz range, which is one of the reasons I chose them for surround sound duty). The speaker cabinetry is first-rate, particularly the version in cherry. The owner of Coincident, Israel Blume, has made a point of designing the cabinets to a relatively high resonance point (about 325 Hz), thereby negating the need for lots of internal damping material. The newer version of this speaker is very efficient at 92db, so it will work very well with lower-powered amps (particularly tube amps). MSRP on the cherry-wood version is $1100, but I got a new pair for $650 from a dealer listing on Audiogon. I suspect that you will be very pleased with either the Reynaud or the Coincident.