I posted a similar thread in another community, but since I am strongly considering the sierra towers, and since some people may have experience with the speakers I am interested in, I thought I would post here too. So, I have roughly a $4000 budget for L/R speakers. So far I have narrowed it down to:

1. B&W 702s with HTM71 S2
2. Revel F208 with C205 or C208 depending on price
3. Polk Lsim 707 with Lsim 706c
4. Ascend Sierra Tower with Sierra Horizon, not sure on Raal

For an amp I have an Emotiva XP-A7 and I plan to use the speakers 50/50 for music and movies. As far as music listening I will only use the L/R channel in 2.1 or I may leave the sub off if it sounds better. As for movies, I will use them in 5.1 as I have some basic rear surrounds and a mediocre sub that get the job done for now. My room size is 16x12 with 8" ceilings that is open to the hallway and partially open to another room. So anyways, it would be very helpful to hear your thoughts if you have compared any of the above. Also if any other info is needed let me know. Thanks.