I think Acolcer made the right decision. I personally have owned 802N, Revel Studio, Wilson 5.1, and many other $10K+ speakers before. My all time favorite is still the Dynaudio, but they can be a challenge for some amplifiers and I like to have options to run tubes when I want. I have also heard Alon Exotica which uses the Raven ribbon tweeter, I found Raven to be some what bright and not able to mate to midrange cone too smoothly, almost like any Martin Logan where you can hear the panel & bass, not one speaker.
Amati are smooth and musical. Revel gets harden and I sometimes hear crossover point as well. 802N is very nice, but does not have that ulitmate refinement. Wilson is so bright I sold them in a month. I also owned SF Cremona for a while, it's beautiful to look at but not as competitive as Dyn Contour 3.3 for the same price. For $20k retail, I think any speakers should sound and look beautiful at the same time. I don't think anyone will fork over the asking price of a Ferrari if it looks like Pontiac regardless the performance.
Enjoy the music.
Amati are smooth and musical. Revel gets harden and I sometimes hear crossover point as well. 802N is very nice, but does not have that ulitmate refinement. Wilson is so bright I sold them in a month. I also owned SF Cremona for a while, it's beautiful to look at but not as competitive as Dyn Contour 3.3 for the same price. For $20k retail, I think any speakers should sound and look beautiful at the same time. I don't think anyone will fork over the asking price of a Ferrari if it looks like Pontiac regardless the performance.
Enjoy the music.