What can come after Apogee Divas ?


I had started a similar thread in 2002 when I moved from Europe to the US and thought I would have to leave my Apogee Divas behind that give me so much pleasure for years (with active cross-over, run with 2 Krell KSA-300S Stereo amplifiers). But I managed to bring them over and so continued to enjoy the huge sound stage and clarity of these ribbon speakers. I listen both to classical 2-channel music, but also run a 10-foot screen 5.1 movie system and multichannel SACD with these speakers as 'mains' (and Duettas in the back). Now they show some signs of 'aging' with a slight rattlling sound when brass intruments are reproduced at higher volumes.
Where should I go from here if I cannot find help with their recalibration/repair? SoundLab U1? JM Lab Utopia Nova? Quad ESL-989? Dynaudio Confidence C4 or Evidence temptation? Martin Logan Prodigy? Wilson Audio MAXX or Watt/Puppy? Thiel CS5i or 7.2? Wegg3 Lunare 1? Krell LAT-1? What is likely to give a similar performance to Divas in a large media room and is more 'future proof'?
rogerwalk
Has anyone compared the Analysis omega to the Apogee Duetta signature

thank you
chris
I owned Divas for years and they could be wonderful. But, they are extremely fragile and hard if not impossible to repair with the company long gone. There are some people making midrange and tweeter ribbons but you have to be able to put them in yourself. No big loss ESLs are better anyway.

rogerwalk, I know exactly what you were listening to. Get a set of SoundLabs Majestic 845s in ultimate frames. You'll want them straight black because you are using them in theater also. You will never look back and these speakers are indestructible. I have a pair of ESLs that are 30 years old and they look and sound just like new. You will have them for the rest of your life.