I attended the Pacific NW Audiofest last summer. Lots of overly loud rooms, questionable music with the once in a while random room playing music I liked at a volume I could tolerate.
After most of a day I found myself downstairs on the main floor cruising through cds and records. I bought some and upon leaving I heard a female vocalist down the hall. I knew that live music was a part of the show and headed down the hall to check out the band.
It was the Borrenson room. Speakers I can't afford and electronics I would die for. I didn't care. It was the only room I visited that sounded like music.
I'm looking forward to the show this year and hope to buy a pair. I don't care about the physics, or the size of the woofers. They sounded like real live music. And that's all I care about.