The last I hurd, FROM a DEALER was that, HALES is no longer in buisness. As the story goes., Thay were bought by some large company who closed the HALES operation with little or no notice. That meens no service or replacment parts, should thay be needed. As far as the speakers go I listened to the T-5's on a full KRELL system and found the whole experience very dry and with out any emotion or feeling of the event being played. I think the HALES would proform much better with tube amplification. I did an A-B comparison with Martin Logen's Arious i and HALES Rev.3. and prefured the REV.3's easly (also on krell gear). I've listened to Martin Logan's Arious used with Sonic frontiers tube equiptment.. It made my hair stand on end. My Point is that, if You didnt care about ever needing service or parts-and used with the right gear Thay'd be great . The Cabnet work is Very nice and looks best in a dark finish. Hope that helps You..
