i have jmlab/focal, i personally love them. to start out i bought the sib/cub2 5.1 package & then upgraded my center to the cobalt s. wow, they're great, i'm about to upgrade my fronts to the cobalt 826s towers. they're coming out w/ a new chorus 800v series, they're supposed to be alot better & about the same price?? they're coming out in the next 3-4 weeks. the company talon uses jmlab speakers, as do alot of other companies