But, on the other hand, Paul Messenger rated them very highly in Hifi+.

At this end of the range, you very much pays yer money and takes yer choice.  The higher-end the speaker, the more likely there is to be a difference of opinion, because they represent the designer's own 'take' on speaker design rather than having to possess mass-market appeal.  Selecting equipment in the £10k plus range from magazine recommendations strikes me as the height of folly.