Phil, I do agree without -- it is not about the price tag; it is about the proper and thoughtful integration of the system and the system to environment.
I've also put a great deal of time and effort into this. The Harbeths are just wonderul, neutral speakers. I use treatments, RTA and FFT room measurements, and equalization, amongst other things, to get it "right" -- down to doing some math (well, 2nd grade math, I suppose) to help my ears, measurements, etc., for speaker placement. Yes, I can hear the differences, here more than there, sometimes, and there more than here, other times. It does boil down to the "to me" question, in the end, and, to me, my system is very satisfying and some subtle issues bug me less than others. A lot of these things are downright subjective, after all. -- highdudgeon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21628 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles