I heard the Escalante's in Sound by Singer when I was in NYC... I asked how much and they quoted me retail... something in the 5-digit range... I said yeah, but you'll do better than that, right? they said, "why would we? they're brand new and sound great!"
I had no response for that but if SBS is selling at retail or very close to it... this is a real deal. Plus, they do sound good!
They had a very nice, natural sound to me in a mid-to-large-sized room. I was surprised by the impact, detail and realism. They were still new and sounded like they needed more break-in, though.... and the salesman said they'd only had them a day or so.
Anyway, great deal... Go get 'em.
-C