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What can come after Apogee Divas?

I have just moved from Europe to the US and had to leave my Apogee Divas behind that gave me so much pleasure for years (with active cross-over, run with 2 Krell Stereo amplifiers). I always liked the huge sound stage and clarity of these electrostats. I listen mostly to classical 2-channel music, but run a 10-foot screen 5.1 movie system with these speakers as 'mains' as well. Where should I go from here? Dynaudio Evidence temptation? Quad ESL-63? Martin Logan Prodigy? Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy? Krell LAT-1? JMLab Utopia? What is likely to give a similar performance to Divas in a large media room?
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joeabrams
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As a former Diva owner, I've considered the "What's next" question for some time. If I were buying today and had the appropriate room, the only real (apples-to-apples) candidate would be the big Magnapan, the MG-20 or whatever the current iteration is. For someone used to the "huge ribbon" sound, NO electrostat will do the job, and no dynamic speaker is fast enough. Used Divas are an alternative, but then there's the question how to repair 'em.
Best of luck!
Joe
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