My friend is looking for a an upgrade to his speakers, (Infinity IRS betas), so we went to audition various candidates. During our endeavor, we encountered, what I think is the best speaker that I've ever heard by far. It's the Avant Garde Trio. Holy poop!!! When I heard that thing, I felt like the performance was right there, in front of me. The images were just the right size. The tonal balance was near perfection, the frequency integration, textures, everything was as close to perfect and as close to a live performance as I've heard any speaker reproduce. A completely immersing, and almost spiritual experience. Alas, there are definite drawbacks. First of all, the damn things are HUGE! These speakers will easily take over your entire room (and they require a BIG room). The horns are the size of a baby elephant plus the version that I listened to had 4 subwoofers that were the size of a mini cooper. The second drawback is that these babies are EXPENSIVE. The 4 subwoofer version was about k. The 2 sub version would be k less, but the extra subs weren't overwhelming, so I suspect that the 2 sub version may sound a bit thin. Needless to say, I won't be buying these any time soon, but if you have the room and the money, you should most definitely check these babies out. [IMG]http://www.avantgarde-usa.com/pix/index/avantgarde%20copy.jpg[/IMG]