The weak dollar and distribution system for Kharma (and other foreign products) are going to make a decent sounding speaker ridiculously overpriced. I second Phil's choice of the Eidolon, does everything right. Tight and tuneful bass with decent efficiency and sensitivity. I ran mine with a 50 wpc class A amp to great success. BTW, count Accuphase along with Kharma- good stuff but way overpriced at current retail prices.
Vandys 5A Avalon Eidolon Wilson WP7 Aerial 20
O.K. for the final round of comparisons how would you rate the following speakers in terms of overall enjoyment factor with the widest range of audiophile quality music? So far the Vandys get A+ for sense of live music (true to the original recording) and A+ for base management in terms of room acoustics. The Wilsons get A+ for dynamics and 3-D imaging (these speakers dissappear and have a tight low end that is amazing), The Avalon Eidolon has garnared great reviews as well but have heard they may be deficient in the low end. The Aerial 20T has no received as much press and I cannot comment. Just to add to the mix, I have heard the Focal-JM labs Nova Utopia and they sound great but are too analytical for my taste, Sonus Farber Cremona and Kharma Ceramique 3.2 are runners-up but I have no dealers in the Greater NY Metro area to audition them as well. So what is the best speaker for under 25K????????