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Has anyone purchased the new Elac Adante floorstanders yet?

I’m considering auditioning them vs. my Goldenear Triton Ones. The Tritons are clean and solid sounding, but seem to lack some sparkle, air and detail in my system. Have Cary SLP-05 preamp and Passlabs XA60.5 amps.  Room is 25 ft x 15 ft x 10 ft, and very open.
Think the Adantes may be more coherent and live sounding, without sacrificing any bass.
opinions?
ps: I get better sound in a much smaller room with a Rogue Cronus Magnum II and Audio Physic Scorpios. Go figure. — could be the “near field” effect.
cakids
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jond
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Since you already own them why not try moving the Scorpio's into the main system? You like their sound already and they look to be pretty full range speakers. If nothing else it will give you another data point on speakers vs electronics.
cakids OP
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Jond,
Good suggestion. Already tried it. Scorpios sound about the same in mids and highs. But in the larger room, the Triton Ones have more solid base lines. So the Tritons seem better for the main system.
Btw, preliminary comparison of Cary SLP-05 to Pass XP-10 preamp:
Cary is more dimensional and rich on female vocals; Pass is better at most everything else - especially more complex and energetic music. Don’t know which to keep yet.
I’m really fortunate to be dealing with such a trivial dilemma in life. Audioholicism is a very strange affectation.

cakids OP
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Btw,
Sound treatments, using balanced cables thruout, and substituting the Brooklyn dac in the main system, all contibuted to improving the sound quality considerably. The “air and sparkle” is there, especially in the near field. Happier me.
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