Thanks, I'm tempted to go with this for all reasons listed above.
Any reason to get one of the Kanto offerings (all seem to have DAC) over these Vanatoos? I noticed that both companies offer a sub (which I would def consider) but I did not see a crossover freq adjustment on the vanatoo
I have Kantos but not Vanatoos.
The Kantos are very, very transparent - they really disappear. That's my favourite feature. They are also very fully featured and you have lots of options with them, which is very handy. They are just really nice speakers. There are different models in different price ranges and I imagine overall performance is relative to the price, like everything else in the audio world. I haven't heard them all. I am sure you can find something you like in their range of options.
Plus, they come in lots of colours and are pretty to look at.