End of game to me means either you don't want to upgrade and be on that path of constant up grading or maybe your just tired of it. I developed my ears first by going to and still require some kind of live experience once every 2 weeks of either classical orchestral, chamber or jazz. When I started on that path it was much easier to choose a set of speakers that matched what I was hearing rather than never going to live music and having some "revelation" from the next thing (usually more expensive)because I didn't know what a middle c sounded like, hammer tones on the piano, the bite of a good trumpet or brass section.
In the last 10 years I have enjoyed Vandersteen 3aSigs and Mod 5s. I happen to hear some Von Sweikert VR 3s and liked the live edge I heard so got a pair. About a year ago put them in the HT system and acquired some VR5s for 2 channel only. I like them a lot, they seem to match what I hear on solo, timber and groups of instruments. Voices sound projected with not so much sibilance with an overall presentation representing what I know and what's been recorded.
