@ronboco
I spent a couple days at Axpona a few years back. Excluding speakers exhibited on the lower floors, Magico, etc, I heard nothing that bettered (within reason) the Salon 2’s. Possible exception being the Perlisten S7T (subs required).
That said, comparing speakers set up in a motel room to Salon 2’s optimized with abundant power in an acoustically treated room may not be fair.