Verity Audio Tamino - Smooth?

I changed from a pair of ML Aerius i's to Spendor SP2/3s, and I've never looked back. Though the MLs were just plain cool as all get out, I never could connect to my tunes. The Spendors just rule.

I think extended high frequency response, without etch, yet still airy and silky, is the TOUGHEST act in audio to pull off. This may be the reason why we all seem to be drawn to tubed electronics, in spite of their bother and (in all but the most expensive models) tendency to mush up on the lows. You might try the Triangle Volante and Naia models: both are VERY smooth and expansive in the highs yet plenty detailed. Both have, in addition to the regular front-firing midrange and tweeter, a rear-firing duplication of these drivers, which might give you an ambient "feel" similar to that offered by electrostatics. The question is, of course, will you like the OTHER aspects of the presentation...the bass, midrange, etc.? I am confident you will love what both these models do from about 3,000 Hz out to the limits of hearing, but I don't know about midrange and bass. The Triangle models have a lot of "presence" in the 800-1000 Hz range, while the Tamino sounded slightly recessed, or "laid back" to my ears (I DID love all the Verity speakers I have heard...). I own the Volante pair
and revel in their high frequency smoothness, but I am also captivated by their sense of drama and "life," due to the way they project brass and woodwind sounds, which reflects on their midrange response more than on their tweeter smoothness. Good luck!