I can't help posting: Some times, my listening sessions seem, um, uninspired. But then there are nights like last night. I put together a pretty random playlist on my server. Nearly every track was just magical. The capper was "No Way Out" by Peter Gabriel. Gabriel's albums can be notoriously difficult to reproduce correctly, but if your system can manage it, what can sound muddy and confused on many systems just snaps into focus and makes perfect sense. Deep, powerful bass, expansive soundstages, and pinpoint imaging all over those soundstages. Last night, it just clicked into place. Gabriel's voice was natural, with spot-on transients that were neither too hot nor to recessed. It was so good, I stopped the playlist at the end of the track, assuming no other track I had programmed could possibly equal this one, and certainly would not equal the emotional connection to the music that kept me riveted to my chair.
And all this from a pair of speakers priced way below what most audiophiles would consider the price range for "serious" loudspeakers. It bears repeating: John Strohbeen is a master of speaker design and voicing. I only wish his show demos sounded as good as the 2000s do in my system.
BTW, if you go to the Ohm web site, there is a Youtube link to a cool interview of John done by Steve Guttenburg.