I happen to have an audio dealer only a few minutes drive from my home and he is dropping the Usher line in favor of the Reference 3A line. I have owned the Usher S520 bookshelf and am quite familiar with the sound of various models of Usher speakers. Having said that, I am planning on buying a pair of Reference 3A Dulcet's next year.

I have heard the Episode and Grand Veena floorstanders from Reference 3A and both are 2 of the most musical and enjoyable speakers I have had the pleasure to listen to. The Dulcets have the same "house sound" as the rest of the R3A line just only with less dynamic impact since they are obviously smaller speaker.

While I was living in Austin,TX a few years ago I was able to go to a custom audio shop, Modia, and listened to various models of Dynaudio speakers. Most of the models sounded quite good though I thought they beamed the music and there was a perceptible void in imaging between the speakers.

So, my strong suggestion is to give R3A a listen along with speakers from Sonus Faber and you might find them to be preferable?

Good luck with your selection.

LeRoy