yes... you must!
It's the law!
Super great and expensive speakers, figuring all of those adjectives are applicable, indicate some inference to the fact one will have 'on par' or similarly performing electronics.
One of the biggest myths in Audioland is one should hock the ranch to get speakers, and then put any old thing in fornt of them to have superior sound quality.
That's not only wrong, it is pure fantasy!
Truly high performing speakers... should indeed show upstream changes immediately.
Make some more sacrifices... as You're in this deep already... and you should be well pleased.
Don't spend or acquire fine source gear, amplification, and you'll never see the full potential of your high $$$ speakers.
it's really just that simple. So so front ends + reputedly outstanding loudspakers and you get 'so-so' sound very often.
place outstanding gear upstream from reasonably good or so so speakers and you'll have often, a fine to excellent sound quality on tap!
Put outstanding front ends, (sources and amps) in front of outstanding speakers and you have as good as it gets, much of the time.
Synergy is the key with gear, quality of the sound depends too on the room, and the nut behind the remote, own preffs.
In essence, one could hook an iPod to Wilson WP 8's and say it sounds fantastic!
my exp has said and shown me, you don't have to drop the wad on them to have a great sounding outfit. Instead, put the $$$$ into developing and transmitting the signal TO the speakers. They never make up for losses which occur in front of them. never.