I’d appreciate opinions from RMAF 2017 Show attendees on the Elac Adante AF61

Thank you jeoneil for your opinion as well! Apparently it’s turning out similar to show goers in Munich, some loved them and others found them difficult to listen to. Our ears and preferences will always be distinct to our individual tastes and expectations. One friend in NYC values detail and impact most, I prefer the most coherent/cohesive and natural presentation, even if giving up a bit of detail. This is why component reviews should never, alone, determine purchase decisions.

I heard them at the LA Audio show  and they were nothing close to sounding strident in the mid and highs. In fact, there seemed to be a tiny bit of upper mid bass emphasis but that could have been because of the room set up or a design feature since they're not true full range, not going fully down to that last octave.

 As for the highs, there could have been more presence and sparkle at the highest end but piano came across convincingly. So did slide guitar and percussion. The mids just seemed natural and never drew attention to themselves. 

I, myself, may look into the AS-61 monitor for my system. I just need to be able to "borrow" a pair and hear them in my setting. I love that they lack ports. Good luck and do try to hear them for yourself.

All the best,
Nonoise

normie, The mixed results are why I said you should try to audition them. This was my third year attending and I am sometime surprised by the highly regarded components I just don't care for. Audition everything. In that price range my favorite speakers at the show were the Ryan Speakers. I do not own them and this was the first time I had a chance to hear them. Both rooms that were using them were outstanding. One had floorstanding and the other a pair of bookshelfs.

I heard the Elac's. Nonoise mentioned them in the last show he attended and so I wanted to make sure I got a listen. Extremely good sound I thought.  Probably in the top 10% of everything that was at the RMAF for me. My preferences are for natural timbre and harmonic structure of the recorded music to make it seem pleasantly real.  Individual instruments need to be as realistic as reasonably possible and all instruments need to fit realistically together dynamically as reasonably possible(proper harmonic envelope in relation to each other).  Definitely no errors of addition for me, so I like the smallest amounts of anything that doesn't fit well.  That being said these are show conditions. That means other peoples music, different room, ancillaries, different ears. I would definitely try to get an audition and go from there. 

Thanks to all for your kind responses and opinions. The consensus seems to be well worth an audition. Many US dealers are still waiting on their demos but I will audition as soon as possible.