A couple years ago, I was enamored with the idea of the Electra 1038Be's for ~$10k, after hearing them at a show. Then I heard them at a local dealer and A/B'd them with the Aria 948's (only $5k). I actually preferred the liveliness and transient response of the Aria over the overly refined and constrained sound of the Electra. However, the Electra was better on top, thanks to the Be tweeter. The HF was the Aria's weakness. Both were driven by the same Mac amp.
Now, with the Kanta's merging the Flax drivers with the Be tweeter... that just might be the sweet spot.... too bad the price is way up there. I refuse to deal with less than 8" drivers. I don't care what the specs say; small woofers just don't satisfy me over the long haul. Maybe THAT's why so many people are selling their tall narrow tower speakers with tiny woofers. (but what are they switching to??) My last offload was a pair of Dynaudio Focus 480's with dual 8" woofers..... An amazing and beautiful speaker in many areas, but alas.... it left me unsatisfied.
Now, with the Kanta's merging the Flax drivers with the Be tweeter... that just might be the sweet spot.... too bad the price is way up there. I refuse to deal with less than 8" drivers. I don't care what the specs say; small woofers just don't satisfy me over the long haul. Maybe THAT's why so many people are selling their tall narrow tower speakers with tiny woofers. (but what are they switching to??) My last offload was a pair of Dynaudio Focus 480's with dual 8" woofers..... An amazing and beautiful speaker in many areas, but alas.... it left me unsatisfied.