Do stereotypes have some truth them?

Is there such a thing as a British, East & West Coast, Danish and German sound?

I only ask and would like to discuss because I feel that I have turned into an "east coast sound" boy at the moment (west coast based geographically).

I really enjoy my Snells and my Large Advents(talk about bang for the buck, sheeesh).

I recently got some KEF 103.2 and I am not really feeling them. They have a great tonal balance, but they seem too polite and bloated. Actually, the lower range is bloated enough that they actually hurt my ears (first time...actually not true; stock ipod earbuds was the first) I get a swelling sensation in my ears when I listen to them. Hast that ever happened to anyone?

It is weird, because these are so highly regarded and it is said that people rarely ever sell them, I might be the first. Do I just not like the British sound or is their such a thing?