Stevecham:
The only speakers worth owning are those that are accurate in reproducing the original signal fed them.So are you saying that you DO or DO NOT like Thiel and Vandersteen?
And that means only Thiel or Vandersteen. ALL others are NOT accurate and LOSE much of that information by losing harmonics that are contained in the TIMBRE of instruments.
I don't care what you spend, it does not matter in the least. There are only these two manufacturers and that is it.