Rib61, couldn't disagree with you more. Synergy is not assembling a system where you have similar attributes it is combining a system whose parts differ to balance out the whole.
For example if you have very warm speakers, a warm sounding amp, a warm sounding source and cables you get mud.
Conversely a bright set of speakers, a bright or neutral amp, and a detailed source and cabling will equal bright hard and overly analytical.
We strive to balance a system so we usually use a warmer amp with the Paradigms, such as a tube amp or warmer solid state, which is Naim, or Micromega or T+A.
Same with cabling add AQ or Nordost and you are going to have super bright top end with the Personas not going to sound good, we use Wireworld which is a bit warmer then the Nordost or Wireworlds we know because we sold both.
Add a set of Isoacoustics footers and The Little 3F sound like a $20k set of speakers.
Also you can add a good subwoofer to the 3F and the combined sound will be anything but thin or overly clinical.
Too many people like systems which don't sound anything like real music.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ