Haha, maybe, I don't know. There are way too many forums out there, and each differs from the other. For example, if you go to AVS the subjectivists will all gang up on the objectivists; come here and the objectivists write off the subjective experience; go to Audio Circle and they'll try to talk you into $5000 speaker cables and $7500 power conditioners (don't forget to use those $2000 power cables, by the way).
I'm not saying any of those methodologies is wrong, because if it makes you happy then go with whatever method suits you, but it's funny how they differ.
Who takes six months to build speakers? I can't think of anyone that would take that long unless you placed a custom order, or unless you order from WmAx or whatever his name was, in which case you'll never receive you speakers (poor Randy; and it happened to such a good guy).
Are you able to listen to any of your top contenders? I thought you were looking at the JBL's Harman uses in their reference room?