Current speaker threads are boring

Here's what you do. Try a component and if it's not so good, sell it and try something else. Read reviews with a grain of salt, try to distinguish between blowhard or delusional posters who are adamant about some minor tweak with imagined benefits and those with actual practical knowledge not tied to mysticism, remember you're part of a tiny minority of active listeners among people who have no idea what a vacuum tube is, and never ride bicycles as they're dangerous…wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle instead, like me. It's faster and more fun. Please get back to me when you've done these things, and get off the couch and see some live music. 

There are mountains of relatively inexpensive gear designs that sound world class, and all you need to do is listen to things prove this point. Trust your ears…audio is certainly one place where the cost doesn't guaranty higher performance, and it's all relative anyway…finding audio bargains is more fun than simply plunking down piles of cash for the Berellium Mambo…get a good ukulele or a pair of $150 headphones…educate yourself…pay for my drink…something...