Blind listening verses Sighted Listening..good read

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That was my point, the $3500 pair was not a good match for the sources but when looking at them you would assume they must sound better. There are plenty of smaller less expensive speakers that would rival many of the mega buck floorstanders. If you saw a 11 inch box next to a 4 foot tall box, wouldn't you assume the bigger is better?

eliminate the souce problem by running the tests thru a powerful SS amp pre-amp combo that will be used for all speakers. Its just the speakers being tested and not the source.