I've had a couple of different threads about this in the last few weeks. At the top of our list was the Sundance Capri, then the HS Jetsetter, and the D1 Triad.
Someone mentioned that Artesian had a factory store here in LV - they moved here about a year ago from Victorville CA. Called, drove over this morning, and looked at the Gold series Topaz and the Platinum series Falcon Cove.
I liked them both, though the Topaz seemed a bit 'cozy'.
Brought the wife over tonight (1 hour after their closing time, the earliest we could get there, the head of sales kindly offered to open the factory to us after hours.)
She tried the Topaz first, like it, but also thought it a bit 'cozy'. Then she sat in the Falcon, and it was love at first si(gh)t.
We are getting a 2005 floor model at a great price - it turns out the colors and finish appealed to my wife (and me.) They are upgrading the ozone to the 2006 CD one, the only other differences are the deck controls (the older ones without raised buttons work fine for us) and the heater unit (they offered to change it to the '06 in.therm, but I chose to keep the '05 titanium coil heater.)
Got a nice tour of the factory, it is slick - they made us wear safety glasses for our tour, although the entire large factory is cleaner than our kitchen.
Because of plans for the upcoming holiday, we are putting off delivery till next week. Can't wait to get rid of the old piece'o'crap we've been using for 13 years and sit in a 'real' spa each morning and evening.
Thanks for all of your help, I'm sure this is going to work out great... I'll give my impressions after a couple of weeks of use.
John F
LV, NV