I heard the model 2's at Larry's several times over a 5 month period. Even the first prototype pair I heard looked great and sounded great. Very alive and dynamic, excellent bass and tonal balance top to bottom..I heard these speakers with 3 different amps and 2 different cd players..Last time was with a DK amp and Exemplar CD..Larry's room is maybe a little to live for me to really get a handle on what these speakers are all about. I need to hear them in a more familiar room one that is a little drier in tone..As it stands now these speakers maybe as big a bargain as the DK amp is..Tom