Having heard (and owned) a huge spectrum of the current high-end speakers out there, I feel reasonably confident to reply.
Most recently, in search of the ever elusive "right-sound" I ended up with a pair of Focal Utopia Diablo's. KEF Blades, Ref 3/5's and Magico were high on the list but ultimately non had the transparency and resolution the little Utopia's had, the Scala's I listened to were equally good, though much bigger. I've not heard the Grand, Stella or Maestro. Obviously bass in the smaller Utopias is limited but a JL Audio Fathom subwoofer fixes that and bring 95% of what any larger reference speaker brings. In my experience the Utopia line has it all, the utmost musicality and enjoyment coupled with state-of-the-art detail and clarity. The only problem is where from here!
Most recently, in search of the ever elusive "right-sound" I ended up with a pair of Focal Utopia Diablo's. KEF Blades, Ref 3/5's and Magico were high on the list but ultimately non had the transparency and resolution the little Utopia's had, the Scala's I listened to were equally good, though much bigger. I've not heard the Grand, Stella or Maestro. Obviously bass in the smaller Utopias is limited but a JL Audio Fathom subwoofer fixes that and bring 95% of what any larger reference speaker brings. In my experience the Utopia line has it all, the utmost musicality and enjoyment coupled with state-of-the-art detail and clarity. The only problem is where from here!