Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound!

 yep ,  the Chinese did a pretty good job building
that Paradigm Speaker

@gongli3
Understand what you mean.
Even though it’s the whole of the system, it’s set up and the room, that determines the sound and stage - it is the speakers that delivers the magic. Good speakers, properly set up, let us know how well, or not, everything else is working. Bad speakers - not so much.

I do a lot of listening in the evenings or early mornings, with only a dim back light. Most always, I get caught up in the music and the performance, with little thought given to the system or speakers. On occasion though, I become aware that the little Maggies are still there, calling almost no attention to themselves. I then appreciate that disappearing, leaving only a large well rendered stage and compelling performance, is what they do so well.
I realize that there are many well thought systems and speakers, at all price levels, that can, when properly set up, provide a wonderful and engaging performance.

We, as audiophiles, will always arrange, tweak and change what we have, but lets not forget, on occasion, to appreciate where we’re at on this audio journey and take some time to just enjoy the music...Jim

   Seems to make sense - we are all in this for the reproduction of music as many have eloquently pointed out...if I can only ignore the magical sound of my gears for now that surpass live music making - and I am a classically trained musician with the sounds of Steinway Pianos and Strad Violins and Cellos in my ears memory...I prefer the liquid and transparent sound of my system better.

   Thank you for all the posters - was fun and enlightening...