An Extraordinary Find

Hi all. Thanks to the many folks who have helped me over the past year with my search for an attractive floorstanding speaker. It has been a long haul and I have now seriously auditioned at least a dozen speakers ranging in price from 4-12K. With a few notable exceptions, I left each of the demos either stunned by the mediocre sound I had heard or feeling like the product sounded quite nice but simply was not a good value for money.
This week I had the opportunity to hear a speaker which I feel offers extraordinary sound at a relatively modest price: the Fried Studio 7. This is one of the most musical speakers I have ever encountered. Without getting into all the typical descriptors, let me just say that the Fried's play music in an utterly "believable" fashion. They sound like a live event. I have never heard a speaker that does everything so well for anywhere near the 6.5K asking price. If anyone else out there has been scratching their head over the current state of over priced, over hyped, under achieving loudspeakers, I would strongly recommend that you give the Frieds a listen. Are there flaws? Sure. Image placement and specificity are not as precise as speakers like the Audio Physic. (Though the room I auditioned the Frieds in was quite poor sonically and probably contributed to the lack of image focus). I'd like just a little warmer balance, particularly in the midbass region. (Select amplification and source components wisely). That is all I can think of. Take every other audio parameter from build quality to sound quality and I would run this speaker up against anything on the market under 15K. The Studio 7 is that good. I understand they are working on expanding their dealer network so hopefully you will get a chance to hear them. I would be interested in hearing whether you were as floored as I was this week.