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I have yet to hear a "full range" driver that actually does full range well. They tend to be especially poor at high frequencies. There is no substitute for a dedicated tweeter.

Thanks to big box stores and the internet, people in your position will soon be the majority. Stores where we can audition a variety of quality speakers are rapidly disappearing. Buying sight unseen will soon be the only option for any brands other than what the big box stores carry.

Polk yes, Axiom no. ID brands are way too much trouble to audition, so they have never interested me.

Not such a big jump, really. The line between religion and politics has become dangerously thin lately, especially on the republican/fundamentalist side of things. Also, irrational denial of global warming reminds me a lot of irrational denial of evolution, and probably shares some of the same...

Right now, $450 at CC will get you a pair of Boston VR2s, which are worth every penny of their $800 MSRP. That is an absolute steal (probably the best deal in audio at the moment.

The fact that the Bostons and Def techs are floorstanders is part of the reason that they sound better overall, but the 705s also failed to outperform them in the mids and highs where that is not a factor. I was merely giving an example of a case where doubling the price did not lead to an...

How is going from a regular price of $100 to a sale price of $99.95 a $60 savings?:confused: In my book, that is a $.05 savings! Aside from that, the Athenas do offer good bang/buck.

If the speakers had been freestanding, and thus easy to change, it would have been OK. The fact that they are built-in is what really bites.

None of those look like anything that could'nt have been done 20 years ago (except maybe the wireless part.) There have been huge advances in electronics, but speaker design has been too well understood for too long to allow for any fundamental breakthroughs. Materials, quality control, and...

I keep hoping that the so-called "rapture" will come along and at least remove the religious right (though I am sure some right wingers will remain behind.)

This is one of those rare occasions when I agree with you completely. Well said.

The fact that that list includes rap leaves me out.:( I despise rap so much that I won't even listen to rap-influenced tracks by bands I enjoy otherwise (eg Blondie, Aerosmith.)

I have found that, when watching a new DVD for the first time, it is well worth trying all of the available soundtracks. Sometimes one will sound noticeably better than the others (and it is not consistent which it will be in a given case.) As an example, my live Yes DVD has Dolby stereo, Dolby...

I would (and did) choose Boston or Def Tech over all three of the brands mentioned in the OP.

I owned a pair of 705s, but have sold them. The reason is that my Boston VR2s, at half the price, equal their performance in mids/highs and exceed it in bass. The B&Ws had a slight edge in soundstage/imaging, but for 2/3 the price ($200 more than the Bostons), my Def Tech BP10s outperform them...

Alan Parsons is a studio genius, and his albums have always been as much (if not more) about the recording and production as the songs. How on earth does he put on a live show?:confused:

I have tried to get into The Mars Volta, but I just can't. Funny thing is, they resemble some bands that I do like (eg King Crimson, Tool, Rush.)

I have never heard of them. What style of music are they?

Funny thing is, I don't like the White Stripes (or Nirvana), but I do like the Raconteurs. Same guy, different style.

The theme has been overdone, but the cast is great. (IMO Jessica pales next to the goddess Julianne.:))