So, I can't avoid throwing in my 1.5 cents here. I am entirely different then most of you guys. You have rarefied tastes, and as such know exactly what you like. With me, sometimes I don't know what I like. So, I'm sure that a 20K system would not trip my trigger much more then the 2K system that I put together.

But, I do know, very broadly what I like. For example, I like:

-- Darker sounds.
-- Clear treble, but not bright.
-- Lots of dynamics. Maybe not accurate reproduction, but fun to listen to.

When I looking for new front speakers, I almost bought the Sonus faber liuto's cause I found a deal where they were selling for (the pair) $2,500. But, I just could not justify the expense, so I got my Jamo C809's for $1,200.

So, my very untrained/unrefined audio opinion would be, if your thinking about spending that kind of money. You really need to:

-- Make sure that you have a listening room that you can fully control. You need to spend lots of time/money to condition the room for the best room acoustics. If your putting these speakers into a family room where your wife determines the furniture and placement: then why bother spending that kind of money? I found that building 9 large (4 x 2 foot) sound absorbers and putting them into a dedicated listening room was a cheap way to make an ordinary system--sound incredibly better.

-- You don't mention anything about what is going to drive the speakers. Will it be a high end Denon AVR? Then again, why bother spending that kind of money on speakers?


Best regards,
Stan