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B&W's don't kill the music. Their accuracy and transparency is obviously something you don't like. In my experience, B&W's act as a window for the sound of your components.

Kevziek,

Nothing agaisnt B&W. I said it's the 'combination' of krell and B&W I don't
care for. Krell sounds better without B&W, and B&W sounds better
without krell to my ears.

BTW, how do you know what 'accuracy' is?

ditto on the B&W comment; i was referring to them used with krell but of course that's a general statement based on what i've heard demo'd and depends on the rest of the gear.

Yes, accuracy is a relative term. Nothing is really accurate. My presumption is that if a piece of gear reveals more of what is going on in the music, it is more accurate. However, the piece may be more accurate in some ways, but less accurate in other ways. For example, a really great transistor amp can reveal more detail and dig further into the mix, but it may also be more harmonically threadbare at the same time. It's a hard hobby -- I continue to be amazed at the discoveries I make while comparing equipment, but in the end, it shows me how inaccurate the art of stereo reproduction really is.

*I continue to be amazed at the discoveries I make while comparing
equipment, but in the end, it shows me how inaccurate the art of
stereo reproduction really is. *

Indeed. It all depends on how
each listener values his/her sonic priorities. (including a pursuit of
an accuracy that may or may not exist )