I never heard the Divas, but I have had my Betas for around 10 years now, so this is a bit one sided, but here goes anyway. The Betas require a lot of care to set up just right. The woofers simply overpower most normal sized listening rooms, and most audoiphiles eventually give up. Me, I moved and put them in a 16.5 x 40 foot room. That was a great start. If you want a plug and play, the Divas with Krells of the era are probably much easier to find happiness with. The Betas are a bit like a trophy wife/girlfriend. It will take time and effort to get them to perform just the way you want them. Big tube amps on the panels and big solid state amps with a high damping factor on the woofers is where you need to start. When you get them right, they are spectacular, and although I still go to high end shops and listen to big $$ speakers, I have yet to hear anything that makes me want to upgrade. To each their own, and hopefully you will find some audiophiles who have these set up so you can listen to them. Eventually this hobby does become subjective and personal. The control module, BTW, only needs to be hooked up to the woofers, which you can see for yourself when you look at the schematics.
