In my yet to be completed search for a nice set of low end mains...the Boston VR (1,2,3)series is towards the top of my list along with the B&W 600 series. I think Bostons are certainly well suited to music...nice and clear, good for clean recordings I think. The upper ranges certainly seem to stand out compared to similar speakers, but the lower and mid range aren't necessarily lacking. They didn't seem to sound as full as the B&W, but then again I didn't listen to them in the same room. I haven't really listened to them much from a traditional HT perspective, since i'm not really a movie kind of guy. Anyway...in my shoping around I've listened to a lot of stuff, the vast majority of which I couldn't begin to afford, and to my ears the Boston's are in the top few brands as far as music listening is concerned. I'm in my audiophile infancy so I can't really say more than that.