Anybody heard Reimer Teton speakers?


My system consists of Thor Audio TPA-150 tubed monoblocks,
TA-2000 Preamp, with Quad 988 electrostatic speakers. I use a VPI Scoutmaster and a Cary 306/200 as a transport, with a Thor Audio Dac. I am seeking to trade in my Quad 988's for a true full range. My price range maximum is $15,000.00. But lately many people on this site have been
recommending Tyler Acoustics top of the line speaker which is on sale for $10,200.00 and sells factory direct (STereo Times loved it after hearing at the latest show)
furthermore, some people have recommended the Reimer Teton
which sells for about $6000.00 a pair. I spoke to one person who loves tham but did not compare it with any other speakers. I already spent $6500.00 on the Quad 988, while it is excellent in many respects it is not a true full fange speaker. Can this $6000.00 speaker The Reimer give me what I'm looking for at a very low price as compared to Sound Lab, Vandersteen, Wilson, Etc.?
Any comments would be appreciated.
kjl

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I have the Reimer Teton's and really like them alot. They replaced the Vienna Acoustics Mahler's in my system. The VA speakers were sweet sounding and somewhat warm but much slower than the Tetons and the bass was now where near as good. The Teton's can produce very deep and tight bass even with a modest powered tube amp. I am running the Lamm ML1's which are 80 watts per channel and they are more than enough power. In general the sound of the Teton's are very neutral and fast. The speakers are very revealing of upstream components. Your components though would probably match up very well. I listen to alot of jazz and acoustic type music and these speakers really get stand up bass and other stringed instruments very well. I am in Colorado if you happen to be in this area and want to listen.
My version of these are the new GS version with the HiVi drivers and ribbon tweeter. I have not heard the previous version. I think it was the previous version with Morel drivers that was at CES 4 years ago. I agree with Blkadr that this tweeter is very nice and never seems harsh. Rick said he spent alot of time testing and getting the cross over points just right. With my ears it seems that he has got it all integrated very well.
Sedona, I believe that the design of the speaker changed some as well as the source of the drivers to HiVi. I have not heard the early version with Morel drivers but Rick feels that the GS version sounds better. I would imagine alot of the difference is due to the HiVi ribbon tweeter. Rick may be the only person that can effectively answer your question as only he really knows the differences between the original and GS version and why he went one way vs another.
Bsr, in my room I prefered the tweeter in with speakers toed in aiming towards the back of the listening position. I had them about 9 feet apart and 11 ft from the listening position. They were about 3 feet from the side walls and the back of the speakers were about 3 feet from the back wall. I have heard of others preferring the tweeter out position. It likely would depend on the room and listening preferences. I did find that adding the Townshend supertweeter made a rather large improvement to the speaker.
Bsr, I preferred them aimed behind you head where you could just see an inch or so of the inside panel. In my room that was the best balance of coherence and soundstage.