Thank you all for your very insightful and excellent input. The other question I have is regarding the quality of the speakers. Why is it some of the very high-end manufacturers (like Teresonic) have never won any single award whereas those in the mid to expensive manufacturers (like Paradigm) have won many awards from industry experts. Please correct me if I am wrong !! I would think that the very high-end manufacturers would have spent a fortune to get the best acoustical engineers and best cabinet designers, etc to come up with their final products which, in theory, should be the best and yet they gather less awards than the less expensive manufacturers. Why is it? Many thanks.