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Has any heard the new McIntosh MA8900 integrated?
Forget the hegel and go for Accuphase E600.  
Focal Scala Utopia V1 vs Competition in 2017
purchase is done. In my system, my cables, my power and my room acoustics. I am an extremely happy owner for the next 5 years. All I would care about now is to find a well matched speaker cables that bests my Audioquest Meteor. Looking at Siltech ... 
Focal Scala Utopia V1 vs Competition in 2017
@bar81 thanks for the advice. However, my setup is too revealing as well. I am using Mac mini > AQ diamond usb > Devialet 250 > AQ meteor > speakersThe whole chain is connected with silver cables. Devialet is considered neutral and rev... 
Focal Scala Utopia V1 vs Competition in 2017
I am happy to hear that it is possibly a good deal. Anybody who compared Sopra to Utopia or otherwise ?  
Atohm GT1 SE vs KEF LS50
I live outside of US, I would love to audition them myself otherwise. That is why I am posting here to ask people who listened to both. Eventually, they are great value for the quality they offer. I am looking for their sound signature to understa... 
Atohm GT1 SE vs KEF LS50
Devialet has custom eq for both speakers  
Time for Two Ways !
Kef LS50  
Focal 1008-BE vs. Usher BE-718 v. Platinum Solo's
Which one you decided to go for ? 
New Revel 208 BE, giant killer?
For that price I suggest to go with Focal Sopra line.  
The best speaker you ever heard?
The best speakers to my ears were the Focal Diablo Utopias running from Devialet Expert 220 Pro. My region doesn't have access to all the brands, so there is that.  
Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition???
I was in the same shoes, I compared Focal Aria 936 to Revel F208.Neither myself nor the two salesmen were impressed to the Revels. All 3 of us favored the Aria 936 by a big margin. Take my advice and wait for "F208 be" with new drivers/crossovers/...