To all who helped get me to this place in my audio component education, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Especially, lovinthehd, and TLS Guy for all your insightful feedback and research. This is truly a professional forum, helping beginners like myself. It's clear that each of you love the world of audio.
There are still smaller single components which need identifying and testing, such as Parasound Equalizer, Micro Diamond Dissolve, Denon Magnetophone, etc but the big footprint driver cabinets were the items needing to move along first.
Again, thank you for your consistently professional help.
-bob-