To 213 runnin: Thank you for the support. However, I may be suffering from "analysis paralysis" as you suggested. The issue for me is whether how much more performance is available beyond what I hear from the Golden Ear Technology model 7. There is a lot of speakers out there, and one in particular that has help my interest only in reviews: Revel F206's. I never heard them which (I know) is not the way to buy speakers, However, I bought a pair of Acoustic Zen Adagios which I still might own if I did not downsize the system because of room dimensions restrictions after moving to L.A.. from Honolulu and also I did not want to lug around a 80 lbs speaker around the living room.
To PS: I have reconsidered the Maggies, but it would have to be the Maggie 1.7i, anything else is too big, not necessarily too expensive. I think there is a 2.7i Maggies are great but a pain in the ass to set up and their speaker connectors suck. This leads to..... :
SoundsReal Audio's point of avoiding sales tax. I am as patriotic as the next guy, but 8.5% sales tax prevails in Los Angeles country with only a slight deviation. For example, a new pair of Revel F206 is $3500. With a 10% discount which I could get, the tax on $3250 is $276.25 which brings me back to retail. But the main issue is less about size and price, but much better and more revealing sound because the speaker is superior across the board.. As everyone knows on this site, buying used has its risks and you must know the seller. Also, it is somewhat of an unwritten law that unless you are a victim of a bad seller or defective product, there is no returns.
Thank again to all who responded, S.J..