I'm going to keep the Ocean Way Eurekas for a while longer to test with some GaNFET mono's I've just purchased, but with my current gear, the NEAR's have better midrange detail/depth (suits the listening I mostly do). The Ocean Way Eurekas are dynamic and image well, albeit not as freakishly so as the 50me's, and also have great low end for an 8" woofer (as do the NEAR's) but have a more refined top end. All that said.. they are also 8x more expensive than the NEAR's at today's prices.

These late production 50me mk II's I've just bought have the newer style (made in China) inverted dome midrange driver cone, so not quite as mass-less (transparent) as the older versions w/ flat neoprene surrounds w phase caps, but are more reliable.. and I believe the cabinets have the internal Teknasonic sound absorption devices. All drivers use the same spider-less ferrofluid centered driver technology. The Aleph 3 is driven DAC direct in the winter while the W4S monos take advantage of the Rogue preamp during the summer, and are a good impedance match. Investment is currently around 6k including the tube inventory at original purchase price (there are 2-3 more like tubes under each in that Pelican case). The NOS tubes in that case are worth more than the speakers and electronics, at today's prices. The Rogue Preamp began life as a Métis Magnum but at this point has had so many modifications and upgrades from Rogue's engineers it's a one-off with excellent detail and sound staging given its very low noise floor and the dynamics of the original designs unbuffered 6SN7's. The original Métis in its base config w stock tubes was a bit noisy. Not this one.