Revel or Aerial

I would not even consider the F208's if you can get the studio2 for the same price. I was not impressed with the F208's. The Studio2's are in a different category.

Harri009

I already have the F208s. I preface my statement with, there are no perfect speakers and everyone has their own thoughts about what sounds good. I have owned many speakers to include: Wilson Audio Sashas, Mirage M1, Audio Physics, Artemis EOS, Devore Fidelity to name a few. What I will say about the F208s is, when set-up properly they image, have air, and sound just as natural is anything that I've owned. What I've found is that set-up is more critical than I thought. Moving the speakers an inch here or there has a big impact on the sound. What I'm looking for is a little more clarity. In particular some of the images deep in the soundstage aren't as detailed as I would like. It may be my preamp, but I will see when I get a new DAC that can be used as a preamp.

I would wait until you get your M51. There's a very good chance that you'll get what you are asking for with that in place. You're right on the preamp. Its very important to get that right or your system just won't come together and sound like it should.

The Aerial's are very different than what you have. Unless you can demo them, I don't think its worth taking a chance. It sounds like you are almost where you want to be. A speaker change may be overkill. Reading your description of your Revel's, it appears that you are very happy with them. I say don't get rid of them until you know you are replacing them with something you definitely like better.