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Upgrade rainmakers to hawks,clues,tekton or fritz?

I have a pair of totem rainmakers and a NAD 747 AV receiver. At the time that I bought the receiver I thought I would go surround sound. Now I have decided to just focus on 2 channel and be content with stereo for movies. I will probably sell both the receiver and the rainmakers to finance this. Right now I have heard and like totem Hawks, Sjofn Clue(heard this at the audio show this weekend pretty impressive for $999), I am also interested, but have not heard, Tekton Lore-s and Fritz Grove. The amp will probably depend on the speaker. For the Tektons I am thinking red wine audio for the others maybe Naim 5i. My budget is around $3000. I am fine with used equipment. I listen to mostly rock but have recently been listening to Hawaiian slack key guitar. Has anyone heard the tektons or Groves and rainmakers so that they can make a comparison? Any Opinions?
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Jkontuly,
Question for you - have you listened to the Rainmakers with a good quality amp rather than the receiver you have? I am assuming that the Hawks and the other speakers you have listened to, must have been paired with a good quality integrated or separates. Before you move on from the rainmakers, make sure that you have given them a fair listening.
I am not saying that the NAD receiver or the other speakers are not worth upgrading. But I am suggesting a fair comparison, before moving on. Then decide, if it is worth upgrading. I was impressed by the Rainmakers some years back and I still believe that they are very good speakers in their price range. The Hawk is in a different price range.
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