I think the biggest difference is the cabinet shape. If they sound good to you, there’s no need to upgrade.
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Hi y’all
From the Netherlands, my very much loved Roon setup.
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Kef LS50 Meta’s on
Solid Steel tripod stands
Kef KC62
Musical Fidelity M5si
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Bluesound Node (2021 version)
Chord Qutest
Intel NUC for Roon ROCK
Great music, a Beer and some snacks 
also Chord and Audioquest cables
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Love the plant behind the wireless KEF making the speaker look like a nest of crazy wires. 
Wireless?
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Nice, how did you hook up the sub?
In November I shared some pictures of the Franco Serblin Accord Essence speakers I was auditioning. Totally in love with these speakers I decided to order them. The expected delivery time for these speakers are 3 - 4 months. Luckily for me there was still a pair being shipped as a backorder so after only 3 weeks I was a lucky Accordo Essence owner.
After breaking the speakers in I started auditioning new amps, as the Primaluna Dialogue Premium (as good as it is) was not properly matched. I listened to the Audio Analogue Maestro integrated (beastlike machine) and thereafter the newly introduced Primaluna EVO 300 hybrid amp. This is the latest integrated amp and combines a valve pre-amp with a MOSFET/JFET power amp section. Let me tell you that this is a very impressive amplifier. It basically is completely over-engineered. The amount of parts inside is ridiculous and they separated the pre-amp from the power-amp very cleverly. The bottom part is basically an EVO 300 pre-amp with two toroids while the upper half houses the power amp with a bigger 500 VA toroid. Sonically it has truckloads of that lovely valve glow and spaciousness but combines it with sophisticated power and authority. Because of it being a hybrid with a transistor power amp section it has a relative high damping factor. The Accordo Essence are very picky when it comes to electronics as they can dip quite low on the input impedance. The Hybrid and Accordo have a special marriage. I received the amplifier yesterday so now starts the dreadful breaking-in period. 
Some pictures:
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@Anthro
Looks stunning.
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Changed things up once again… Now running a pair of Revel Concerta2 M16’s and my old AudioQuest CV-8 speaker cables.
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New-ish mobile phone takes better low light pix. You can better see some of the treatments on ceiling and where ceiling meets walls
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Nice, clean setup. I can only imagine it will sound amazing once break in is complete. What is that equipment stand unit…looks stealth. Is the front cloth or …?
Nice!
Do you have an available guest room?
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Thank you, it’s a custom made cabinet and made out of wood. Wonderfully build but hardly HiFi worthy. The IsoAcoustic feet work wonders though.
As a matter of fact I do! 
Looks amazing…better than any BDI unit. As you said…isolation is easily added.
We went speaker shopping in December 2020 and I loved the look of your Frank Serblin Accordo Essence. My dealer said I would like the sound of them as well. Unfortunately the wife did not like them. I was most disappointed.
Hehe, I remember you telling me that story! Your Sabrina’s are very nice aswell though! Possibly even better suited in your listening room. The Accordo Essence are really picky when it comes to room positioning.
The Accordo Essence would probably have worked well in my room. The wife did not like the elastic bands on the front (that’s what she called them). The dealer was surprised as they have a high WAG factor.
Yeah that’s surprises me as well. My experience is that most females think they look stunning.
I recall your listening room to be on the lengthy / narrow side. The Accordo Essence really do benefit an equilateral triangle. Considering the “narrower” room an equilateral triangle would make for rather close listening. The speakers are quite expressive and forward presenting, I suspect close range listening could be quite fatiguing.