I have been an Alon/Nola guy since '94 and also dabbled with other speakers when I explored 300B SE playback namely the Cabasse Ferella 401 and a few bookshelf models, those being Fried and NHT but mainly stuck with the Alon/Nola's over the years.
At the last few years of RMAF, I have been mightily impressed everytime I heard a room with Vandersteen speakers so when a local deal came up for a pair of Quatro Wood speakers, all it took was one listen and they came home with me. RV's approach to bi-amping is very smart with extreme flexibility, not to mention the 11 band subwoofer equalizer and Q control which allows one to match the speaker to the room with outstanding results. They are an easy load to drive and I've had excellent results with both an EICO 2050 int. amp and a Pass Labs Aleph 3.
Needless to say, the Quatro Woods are most likely the last speakers I'll buy.