Yamaha NS-1000M

Japosey,You are absolutely right in what you say.You think you are happy with something and then you hear something else with a different set of strengths and this captures your imagination.
For many of us once we hear really good imaging which is most often a combination of a really good preamp and either point source or electrostatic/planar speakers there is no going back.This is what happened to me.Around the same time I got the chance to have extended listenings to both Goodmans Axiom 80s and E.R. Audio electrostatics.Although completely different speakers-the Axiom 80s a high sensitivity dual cone driver and the ER a low sensitivity full range stat,they both set benchmarks for imaging.
These systems also used Supratek preamps which of course are also known for their amazing imaging potential.
So now most systems sound very two dimensional to me.

JT

i appreciate with cones/single drivers you et a good image, but they are completely useless in the bass, or high frequency extension IMHO

I've made a couple of horn speakers, and whilst they do sound great for a while - great imaging, the rest of it can become very unsatisfying.

I'm almost too sick from embarrassment to say this but I sold a pair recently after they were given to me by a friend along with the rest of his old Yamaha gear. He was not in to audio any more and basically just told me to do as I wished. I sold the speakers and the electronics for a mere 300.00 bucks. I will await the "You dumb a-- comments.