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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.
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I read several show reports, and all but one of them were very positive.  It apparently has a very innovative internal bass configuration.  And thank goodness it has a soft dome tweeter!

Still, as others have said, I have yet to see reports from anyone who has these in their own home.  The proof of the pudding, etc. etc.

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Just purchased these AS-61 from Music Direct on Thursday. Still assessing them. First they are extremely large for a bookshelf speaker. Gloss black finish is impeccable. 

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The Elac AS-61 is the best value for the money at 2.5k . They sound incredible smooth highs and deep balanced lows. I would recommend these speakers to anyone looking in this price range. Bests the B&W 705 S2 easily. 

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What about the AF's?
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2 additional drivers and 2 additional passive radiators. I'm going to say more bass. The 2 speakers are identical except for the additional drivers in the AF. I'm impressed with what AJ has accomplished with these speakers. I have a smaller listening space so I chose the AS-61. If I had a large listening space the AF-61 would be ideal. They would over power a small room. 

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