Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them?

Czech beer is fabulous. Pilsner Urquell has a better flavor over there. Krusovice and Bernard are great as well. Agree with B&W gear. Back in the day I thought it was incredible stuff. Today, there is such a harshness to their highs, that I would go elsewhere. I really like my new Dyn Contour 60i. Smoothe as silk. 

I had ridiculously high expectations for the Levinson 333 amplifier and Wilson Watt3-Puppy2 after years of lusting and listening at dealers... flat lifeless disappointment.  I suffered through 9 months of system changes before selling both.

On the positive side, I was very skeptical about the PS audio Directstream DAC and it's one of two DACs I have used for years.  

Focal. I only ever heard great things about them and I dreamed of owning a pair as my first hifi speakers. After 12 months of system changes and moving up the focal line I discovered that their tweeters are not to my tastes. 

Not a fan of NAD. Had an integrated and found it to be quite blah. On the other hand, I have found that Tekton speakers are a good as other have said. Absolutely love them.

I went from all Meridian (top of range 8000 speakers, 861 processor, 800 dvd) to Bryston/B&W. The Meridian set up was (and is)  unacceptably cumbersome and prone to things going wrong.

I had a one to one relationship with the directors before they sold out to a lifestyle Dunhill crew (the previous owners even  came to my home to install the set up) but after sale of the business Meridian showed no interest in customer support.

I have had the B&W d2 and now have 800d3 . If you are agreeing with someone who said the measurements are similar, then that has no meaning of any significance.

The d3 is a totally different speaker to the d2 (much better with the "top" issue now sorted) and sounds far better. I have compared them to £150k Wilsons, and independently, I and my friendly dealer, both agree we prefer the d3s. They punch way way beyond their price range.
If you can't tell the difference between a d2 and d3, which your quoted article states then that is a shame, for you, as the difference is significant.