From Jonathan Valin of The Absolute Sound
"I have now listened to the 1.7s for almost four months, and I can say
with confidence that they are worthy successors to the 1.6s, the
speakers I have long thought (and often called) the best buys in
high-end audio.
"
This is probably the opinion I most agree with from any reviewer. The cost of these speakers as a percentage of the total outlay for my gear is laughably small. $2,000/$28,000. Is that a pretty good bang?