I think one of the biggest problems when selecting speakers and electronic equipment is you are not able to listen to this gear in your home. You spend $ thousands, get it home and it sounds harsh or simply does not sound anything like what you heard when they were demoed. It would be nice to put a deposit down with an agreement to be able to return them to the dealer without being charged a restock fee or be pigeon holed into buying them. Most of the retailers in Colorado work out of their homes and their rooms are less than ideal to represent the sound quality that is possible when listening to them at home. I am surprised no one is talking about master setting speakers to tune speakers to a room. Most audiophiles do not have a clue about how to set up their speakers at home after spending $ thousands in order to get their speakers in phase with their listening room. Soundings in Denver is the only retailer in Denver who almost requires their customers to allow them to do a master set. They also really feel adding the proper REL subwoofers to a systems is as important as the speakers themselves in order to create the most optimal sound stage. You should stop buy their store and in just 30 minutes you will be convinced there is a better way to listen to 2 channel stereo. He moved one of the speakers just a few inches from where they were marked on the floor and I suddenly heard the right and left speakers. When he moved one of the speakers out of position, he also had to raise his voice in order for us to carry on a conversation. Master setting totally eliminates the detection of left or right speakers. The sound travels directly to you between the speakers and you can feel your shoulders relax and feel sound the way it is meant to be heard. And, no I do not work for Soundings.