I recently demoed the Focal 1028 BE and the new Kanta 2. I had to go to two different dealers because each thought their speaker was better than the other one. I thought the Kanta was vastly better than the 1028 BE; and, the Kanta looks much better in person than it does in the photos.
While demoing the Kanta, I asked about the speaker that was sitting next to it, which was the Revel Performa 206 F. When I was told it retailed for $3500, I couldn't believe it. So, I listened to it and I was stunned at how good it was. It sounded about 90% as good as the Kanta for 33% of the price!
While I wanted to demo the new Revel F228 BE, I saw no point because that speaker is too big for my room (which is only half the size of your room, plus it's in a condo). If I were you, I'd demo both the Revel F208 ($5K) and their new F228BE version ($10K). If you happen to prefer the former, then you'll save yourself $5,000 to spend on something else!
While demoing the Kanta, I asked about the speaker that was sitting next to it, which was the Revel Performa 206 F. When I was told it retailed for $3500, I couldn't believe it. So, I listened to it and I was stunned at how good it was. It sounded about 90% as good as the Kanta for 33% of the price!
While I wanted to demo the new Revel F228 BE, I saw no point because that speaker is too big for my room (which is only half the size of your room, plus it's in a condo). If I were you, I'd demo both the Revel F208 ($5K) and their new F228BE version ($10K). If you happen to prefer the former, then you'll save yourself $5,000 to spend on something else!