Yes I have been considering the 1028 Be as a potential upgrade. How would you describe the sound of the Focal, warm, dry, lean, etc?

Then that makes it a serious contender. I just not wish to side step which I feel I may be doing (±) with a pair of Focus 260. The contour 30 may stretch the budget a bit but I am in no dire rush but would like to upgrade this year.

Am fairly sensitive to the 'edgy' sound of many tweeters and was worried that the Focal inverted dome would make my 'ears bleed' in long listening sessions. However, that was anything but the case. Never a problem and many, many happy hours with them. Would describe them as being 'accurate' and extended at both ends of the spectrum. The 1008BeII would be the favorite of all the speakers I've owned over many years. Accurate and extended at both ends. And, important to me, sound as good at low listening levels (<80db) as they do when 'rocking out'. That includes both the Yamaha NS-1000 & NS-1000M speakers you've mentioned, driven with the B-2 & MX-2000 amps, which, like so many speakers, fail at my preferred lower listening levels.

JBL 4429 $5000 :music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N24qY7KYRnA

If I were shopping for speakers right now, I'd be giving Harbeth a long hard look....the new 30.2s

Sublimely natural and musical-sounding.

Hi Serge, do you find your futur speakers ???

If you like the 1028 be why not check out the Kanta line? Like you I really liked the 1028be, but found them to be a bit rough on the average recordings while the Kanta's have a nice detailed top end that will hold up to the early cd's neither speaker is going to overload a room with bass. Everything out there is worth a listen anymore and the real trick is finding speakers that will sound great in your room.

If you can have a look at GoldenEar. I own the triton 5’s and they sound amazing.

Harbeth is not for me. I had the Compact 7 ES3 and didn't like them. Well, they sounded very good and the timbre was ver natural but they lacked that grunt and punch my Mani-2 Sig can give (29 Hz!). Actually, the Harbeth were replaced by them and I remember when I first heard the Totem in my home I had that big satisfied grin on my face. No regret.

No, not yet. Still looking but the speaker upgrade is on the back burner for now. I have made many incremental changes on my system that keep me satisfied with the speakers. Actually, the thing I was worrying the most, and the main reason for the upgrade, was if my Yamaha CA-1000 could provide enough power to properly drive my Totem. Heck, this 1974 Yammy packs quite a punch and really impresses me how musical it is and how well it controls the speakers. I am no longer worried now to upgrade to other speakers with a 4 ohms impedance. I am currently looking to upgrade my power cables which I believe I will benefit more.