I have heard the top Aria locally and I don't think they are significantly superior to the Chorus 800 series. There are some excellent deals on the discontinued speakers making them a much high value in my opinion.
True, at 40% or more off, the Chorus models are a great buy. My dealer doesn't have them out on display anymore though--replaced with Aria models. So I can't do a comparison.
On paper the cabinets and configuration appear to be virtually identical leaving the driver material as the most significant difference. As much as I enjoyed listening to the flagship Aria I don't think it was significantly better than the Chorus series drivers. Maybe more listening and a direct A/B would yield different results.
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