Jospeh Audio Pearl3 or Rockport Atria


I am looking for compact floorstanders. Recently heard the Rockport Avior ($30,000) at show, and was immensely impressed. They are too big for my room.
I will go hear the Atria ($20,000) which seems attractively priced, relatively of course, and more compact. Wondering if anyone has an opinion about Atria comparing to another similarly sized floorstander, the Joseph Pearl3?
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Hey Goose, not sure what your room looks like, but mathematically it would work well with the Atria. I have had the Avior and Atria in a 14x23x9 room and preferred the Atria in many ways. If the room were slightly larger the Avior might be a better choice, We have them both here in SoCal if you want to hear them.
I actually prefer the Atria over the Avior in modest sized rooms. We have both at our store (we are a Rockport dealer located in Southern CA). I am not a dealer for Joseph Audio, but have heard them at shows (not a proper place to seriously audition gear) but they sounded very good.