Quote Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies
The bottom line is this....

A good speaker can disappear. If you can sit down, close your eyes, and feel the music without noticing that the music is coming from two big boxes in front of you, or in some cases a big panel or other monolithic object, than it's a great speaker. If you can sit there and listen and hear every nuance of detail and also give an approximation as to where that particular nuance is taking place within the soundfield, than it's a great speaker. Great speakers produce musicality perfectly and can do so with emotion, depth, and response.
In what case have you heard a panel that did not dissapear?