Graitscott, I'll add my 2c if you haven't made a decision yet. I own the Focal Aria 948's (oddly, not as many out there in the wild as I would have thought).
They are magnificent speakers and have plenty of bass, more so than I am comfortable with, sometimes, but easily rectified by changing the crossover frequency. They have marvellous mids and crisp highs, but nowhere near the ear-piercing levels that the Klipsch RP-8000F would give you. This is a good thing, in my experience. I've had them for about 6 months and they have genuinely gotten even better than I thought they could - however, that may be due to some additional fine-tuning, toe-in, moving around, etc.I also now have them hooked up to Rotel RB-981 amps, which has changed the dynamics even more.
I'll link my reddit post about my system, for what it's worth, but it's outdated and doesn't mention the Rotel Amps (I have them in 2x Mono config with 360W on tap).
https://www.reddit.com/r/hometheater/comments/ctalg3/some_updates_to_my_home_theatre_system/
I'm not saying that the Focal Aria 948's are the only answer, definitely not, but I love mine dearly.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.
They are magnificent speakers and have plenty of bass, more so than I am comfortable with, sometimes, but easily rectified by changing the crossover frequency. They have marvellous mids and crisp highs, but nowhere near the ear-piercing levels that the Klipsch RP-8000F would give you. This is a good thing, in my experience. I've had them for about 6 months and they have genuinely gotten even better than I thought they could - however, that may be due to some additional fine-tuning, toe-in, moving around, etc.I also now have them hooked up to Rotel RB-981 amps, which has changed the dynamics even more.
I'll link my reddit post about my system, for what it's worth, but it's outdated and doesn't mention the Rotel Amps (I have them in 2x Mono config with 360W on tap).
https://www.reddit.com/r/hometheater/comments/ctalg3/some_updates_to_my_home_theatre_system/
I'm not saying that the Focal Aria 948's are the only answer, definitely not, but I love mine dearly.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.