has anyone ever heard of Arcaydis Speakers

Well, you bought them, you let us know!! Good luck, hope they work well in your system. It's always nice to find a diamond in the rough every once in a while.

I have a pair of B & W CM 5's. I would say these speakers sound just as good. These speakers are smaller than the cm5's, but sound very similar. The bass is better in the Arcaydis, but the tweeter is a bit more laid back, which I like.

I'm late here, but would like to say that I've been listening to to a pair of Arcaydis AKS for the last 8 years. Rather in the Spendor mould sonically and great for long listening sessions. Veneer was not the greatest in mine, purchased new, but quite presentable for the $300 or so I paid. Very interestingly, my pair are made of solid wood, and I've seen elsewhere that Arcaydis owner Richard Allen is not a fan of mdf.
I am seriously considering another pair in the guise of the newer DM1 model.
My current AKS pair, by the way, responded fantastically well to an upgrade in capacitors.