Your Pick Between These Two...

Raven Audio CeLest towers.

www.ravenadio.com

bought these on a lark due to the 45 day trial. After recovering from Covid-19 and the CeLest stayed in the Sonus Faber Olympica II went in the kids game room. 

I have heard neither, I am only relying on the opinions, experiences and good faith of people here on these forums, of which I totally respect. Like most people, I don’t think there is a lot of opportunity to hear the multitude of speakers that are out there on the market. That is unless you want to purchase online and start doing 30 day trials, but if you don’t hit it right on the first or second try, it’s going to cost you an awful lot of money in return shipping. I’m totally open to suggestions but from what I’ve read here is the Joseph Audio Perspective’s and Magico A3’s seem to be highly touted by the mass majority, as being excellent sounding speakers. Spending less would be great but that will bring on 20 or more suggestions of other speakers that I will have never have a chance to listen to. If some of those choices are comparable to the aforementioned in SQ bring them on.
Of course there’s the associated equipment, but again, as outlined in many a forum here, it seems advisable to pick your speakers first and then match the amplification and accessories as such. We’ll save that for Part II.
A quick sidenote, Tekton comes in highly regarded as well as Magnepan but I was trying to keep away from such imposing speakers.
Also prefer no subs, so something with good bass reproduction.

Interesting skypunk, I was also looking at the Raven speakers which are offered in a bundle with their Nighthawk MK3 integrated amp for under $7000. There are very few reviews though regarding the Celest towers. Only yours and one other here on Audiogon.

Neither.  

I have heard the Magicos with a £30k Krell preamp. Seemed fine, but as someone on here has written - not too involving. I put my own research company, TrueFidelity £8k,  preamp in and it blew the socks off the Krell. Looked inside the Krell, and the big box was crammed with unnecessary and interfering rubbish. 
So again - as is written above - it depends what you want to drive your Magicos with. Overall I considered it to be a very competent speaker, but expected much more for the price
If someone said  they would swap the Magicos for my B&W 800d3s I would need a serious dosh of money coming my way! And then I would  swap them out ....... But Magico owners still like them, so as usual it is personal listening preferences and budgets