You're absolutely right, frenchmon. I really just need to start trying a variety of amps and speakers to see what suits my style. I'm just very meticulous about my listening. Hell, I will spend a good portion of a weekend just listening to different albums to get a idea of what the stereo does well, and what could be improved upon. I'm very picky though, and finding the right combo seems like it could take some time. Since I work 40 hours + per week, my free time is a bit limited. I'm also trying to save up so I can move out of this rental and buy some property, so this hobby gets quite expensive and very time consuming. I do enjoy the search for the right sound by auditioning different components. As the idiom goes, getting there is half the fun. At the same time, I would just love to find the right gear and settle on something that I can be happy with so I can relax my analytical mind and just listen to music. lol

The cambridge is decent. It's the A500 model that I bought in 2001, so a couple years before their breakthrough Azur line which I hear is supposed to be a vast improvement over their old models. The A500 is very warm, bassy, but with adequate detail, yet the top end is bright on certain speakers- namely the B&W's. I hooked it up to the Dyns and, well, quite frankly, it just sounded like ass. The musical nature had been totally removed and I was not impressed.

I actually purchased the 202 before the Dyns. I had the amp hooked up to my B&W's which are 90dB sensitive and I honestly didn't think they sounded much more dynamic than the Dyn's. Likely because the B&Ws will swing as low as 4ohms despite being an 8 ohm speaker- not very stable. I just wanted a set of small speakers because I was moving into the dorm. I auditioned the Dyns on a 302B amp I believe and was pretty much sold. This was when I was 18, and hadn't quite grasped the concept of sensitivity. The Jolida and Dyns were also setup on top of my desk in my dorm, so the sound was a bit different than it is with everything setup properly now.

Which Dynaudio models have a higher sensitivity? I was under the impression that most of them are around 86dB.