Nova Utopia Be $38K - Are they good?

Slaufer, I would suggest that you arrange for these speakers to be auditioned in your home (even at modest cost it would be well worth it). Once your system is fully warmed up, sit yourself down with a decent wooded chardonay and enjoy...

Sirspeedy, one way of knowing whether the Novas were fully runned-in was if you heard an unusaul amount of sibilance. Those Be tweeters needs at least 250 hours of break-in and thereafter sibilance almost vanishes.

Any comment on the Alto or Diva Utopias? Thanks in advance.

Heard the Alto's,and they WERE a real pleasure to audition.

They played really loud,with outstanding dynamics,and timbres.Also,they filled up a large room very satisfyingly.A very well priced product,compared to some competition.

Thanks for the info sirspeedy; I have seen very little anywhere on the Altos (or the Divas) & I was worried that the lack of discourse on these were a negative sign.
I did hear the Novas at the NY show & thought the bass pounded too much, & I was hoping the smaller ones were more controlled. (It's just my personal preference, but I hate loose or chest-thumping bass, especially when it extends to the upper bass or lower midrange.)
I also assume that the good timbres mean that the vocals were natural without any buzziness or tizz. Thanks again.

I HEARD THE NOVA UTOPIAS WITH BOULDER MONO BLOCKS AND SIMAUDIO MOON UNIVERSAL PLAYER, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PRE AMP WAS. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEM BOTH ON AND OFF A GRAND PRIX RACK AND THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW BUT THERE WAS, EVEN MORE SO THAN THE CHANGES IN SPEAKER CABLES THAT WE DID FROM SOME IN THE $60 RANGE TO SOME IN THE $1600 RANGE. i WAS TOLD IT WAS ABOUT THE VIBRATION, BUT i DON'T KNOW THAT OT BE A FACT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SOMETHING SPECIAL. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE BASE, BUT I CAME AWAY FEELING THAT THEY WERE LIKE THE GUY WHO KNEW HE WAS SO TUFF HE DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO PROVE IT. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A PAIR OF DIVAS AT A GREAT PRICE AND THINK THEY ARE A DROP DEAD LOOKING SPEAKER, BUT I HAVE NOT TALKED WITH ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO A PERIOD OF TIME LONG ENOUGH TO DRAW A CONCLUSION.