I just placed an order for a pair of black 8341a. I was a bit torn on the two desk stand options (neither are the most elegant), but I went with the 8000-325b.I'd go for the 8341 at minimum. My investigation says it's more popular than 8331, there seems to be more sales of the former, and, probably, you can sell it considerably easier afterwards if you decide to got after 51s. Better bass and SPL won't harm either.