...you listen to as well as the quality of recordings. If, for eg., I listened to R&R exclusively, I would probably have picked a different speaker. Call me crazy, but the old Pioneer and JBLs do Rock very well - I can't think of an "audiophile" speaker that can deliver the balls while not being too grating on the ears. Maybe it's the shelved-back mids, or the extra bump in the bass, but these old speakers WANT to be played loud. Older Snells and Bostons like I have (had) are O.K. in the "smoothing" department, but not so great in the "boogie" arena.

Then there is the room... the most forgotten component. I wouldn't want, for instance, the Totem Arros in a overly reflective room... to much treble energy. Conversely, the Sonus Faber Concertos would probably be too syrupy in a small room with overstuffed couches and wall to wall carpeting.

IF the software is good/great, the room of at least average diffusion/absorbing/reflecting capabilities, I would much prefer a truthful speaker.