Compared to what?
I think it would help a great deal if folks would include a brief description of what you listen to at home or at the very least what speakers you own.
Wanabe(you are now), if in your travels you listen to some nicely reproduced music through another system and you return home and find yourself confirming that your speakers do the highs and lows but you're not really listening to the music then...it's my experience that speakers are exactly where to spend the right money on the right speaker.
I say this as a warning because I climbed on this very merry-go-round with another brand and needlessly went through amps, preamps, etc. My only suggestion is to begin by listening to speakers by manufactures who've been around for years and pay close attention to how you're listening to the music not the speakers.
In the June issue of Stereophile the designer, Sandy Gross, discusses were the monetary priorities went in this design and admits to needing "a reference beyond his own products." Mr. Gross' track record is real good so I'm guessing you'll do well.