Current refurb quote was 9k for just the body and panels for the Diva, not including the speakers.
In all honesty if Henk was selling refurbished FR's for 18k I'd have gotten them in a heartbeat rather than re-refurbing the Diva's but what am I supposed to do with 3 pair of Apogees? Folks here already complain about the Diva in the living room...
Even back in the day, I liked my Scintilla's better then my Diva's. The Diva's were just so much better on amplifier life being 3 ohm compared to my Scintilla's .8 ohm!
I Sold my Sugden SPA-4 power amp, kept the Sugden LA-4 pre amp, and ordered a set of Sugden MPA-4 class A mono blocks for my end game system. It has been 5 months and I am still waiting. I am fond of the way the sudden amps sound in my listening space. The SPA-4 amp was delightful with my Confidence 20's. I am sure I will be impressed with their mono blocks.
Yep great amps...I have the FBA 800 and love it. But we're talking end game and the Riviera are better amps, and horrible on your wallet. Thats my personal definition of end game.