The Salons and Utopias are both great. You will prefer one over the other. All anyone can do is guess, so my guess is the Utopias. I would encourage you to give the tempory Maggies some serious listening time, especially after they break in. There is something special they do for me that I have not found in a box speaker. I like your 1201's. They should work great with them and if you need more grunt at the bottom end, add a sub. Your end result might surprise you.
Separation anxiety
Is it just me or whats the deal here. Why does a system sound perfect and everything falls into place the night before your selling a major piece? Trading my Mcintosh XRT22's this morning, Miles and Coltrane were the last 2 cd's I played before breaking down and packing the speakers. They sounded so great and played like they were in the room with me pleading not to do this trade, oh well. Replacing with a new magnepan 3.6 as a temp speaker while I decide on Revel salons or a pair of Utopias. Any thoughts or comparisons on my 2 choices? Will bw using a Mcintosh 1201 monobloc, C2000 preamp, EAD 9000 pro Dac. Regards, John