Ellery, be gentle with me. I believe I was one of the very first to own a pair of these babies. Raved like the audiophool I am, and I got beat'n up a tad. Everytime I put my rig on: I'm still amazed at what I hear from my Caravelles. ( shit, there are a few other things, of course, in my rig, that help make these Caravelles shine) Just moved and have a new listening space. Much better than before. Larger, high ceilings, and a larger listening triangle (8.5 vs 6 feet) I haven't tweaked them at all other than add a pair of James1500 subs to move the larger amount of air in my new place. Hifimanica said it: "Caravelles are the best kept secret in audio." I'm happy to be one of the bunch who own a pair. warren :-)