SonusFaber GP? Other recomendations?

Von Schweikert VR3.5? Someone tell me..
What do these sound like ??

Thanks
Tom

The search has all but tired me out. There may
be a better speaker for me that I have not heard
yet, but its time for me to make a move on something.
Here's the list of speakers I tried:

Martin Logan Aerius i
Viena Accoustic Beethoven
B&W N804 (A very exciting speaker!)
Dynaudio
Revel
SonusFaber GP
ProAc Response 3.5
Joseph Audio
Merlin

I'm going to go for the Sonus Faber GPs..
Thanks for all the advice on this thread..
Tom

I looked for a dealer of ProAc in the Seattle area
but I had no luck so far. I will definately try to
hear the 2.5s before I get the GPs. I must say that
cymbles on the GPs sound so rich and sweet. That's
what really grabs me is the sweetness of the GP sound.

I do sense that I wish the GPs had more omph in the
dynamics and breathed a bit more in the soundstage
department. I heard Lionel Richie in an outdoor
performance in Dallas over the weekend and there is
just something special about "live" dynamics
that I miss when I listen to audio components.

I heard the ProAc Response 3.5s this weekend.
A two hour drive with my classe in the back
but I'm not complaining..

ProAc? Well not to offend anyone here but this
was a clear last place finisher for me. I found
it to be very dry and the midrange wasn't right
somehow.. I heard them with my classe and with
the dealer's top end Audio Research Tubed gear
and heard the same things. Cables were all top
end Cardas.

Has anyone heard the Von Schweikert VR3.5 ?? What
does this guy sound like.. Another brand I will
probably need to make a pilgrimage to go hear..

Gthirteen-

You liked the N805s over the N804s ???
I heard them both on my Classe and also with
Mark Levinson and I thought the N804s
were far and away better. The 804s presented
an incredibly wide and deep sound stage
with excellent and tight (almost taut)
bass. I really took a liking to the N804s
and if it were not for the hardness in the
high frequencies and tendency to sound cold
I would have went for them because I do so
many things right and they really grab your
attention right from the get-go. A real
thriller of a loudspeaker.. But I was
fatigued after a while. Just like a
rollercoaster.. A big thrill, but you can't
do it all day... For me it was a huge thrill..

How did the older series GP sound different from
the new series? I heard the new ones on my Classe
and they seem to really sing with Classe...

You know equipment matching is really the key..
Here's why..

I heard the Viena Beethovens on the $15,000 Krell
Dual Balanced amp & pre before I swapped in my Classe and
I must say that the Krell & Beethovens were probably
the best I have ever heard.. Really.. But when I mated
my Classe, the Beethovens turned into a muffled, resonant
and boxy sounding nightmare. I mean really bad.
Embarrassingly bad..

I also put the Areius on the krell and nearly lost my
hearing from the perceived +100db bump in the high
frequencies. I am not joking here..

Since I can't afford $15,000 worth of krell, the $5000
Beethovens wouldn't work out for me. I hope others
that read this take away the knowledge that components
will sound completely different depending on how they
are mixed with other pieces..

But again.. Tell me more about how the older GPs
sound vs the newer ones...

Tom