That is the point - appear.

The heed system was at a show - My overriding impression was that I didnt like omni speakers. I cant say anything about their amps in isolation.

I preferred both the plinius and the gamut to the spectral. I didnt hear them into pmc. Tastes differ.

Lyra - lets not get that ball rolling again. I listen to ortofons and emt. I said that I beleived that Lyra were a smidgeon on the warm side of neutral which isnt quite the same as saying they are warm in an absolute sense.

I take a selection of records and listen to the music