I have to say, though I don't understand Total'a complete hate ( are you related to sid?) I can see the argument but the same argument can be applied to a number of brands, the prices are rising across the board with a performance increase. 20 years ago performance like this would only cost 8-1500 quid max.
I had a pair of 2023's on home demo for a good long while and tried as I might I just didn't see what all the fuss was about, I couldn't see how they were so praised especially at the price. Not long after they had a price hike and for that, they certainly weren't worth it. I ended up buying some revel m106's and though being smaller boxes they blew the 2023's out the water in every respect. More for less springs to mind, physically and economically.
I later heard some of the 25 series while I was looking for another set of speakers (wasn't happy still) just to be sure it wasn't me and my room and the same traits where all present. Just nothing that I was looking for and that's the key take away "I was looking for".
Ultimately I went with what I have now my Klipsch heresy's 3 which is another marmite speaker for most but they do so much right and very little wrong in my eyes. Everything I was looking for.