Please, the Talon speakers are not remotely comparable to the other speakers mentioned in this thread--and yes, I have heard them, broken-in. JMLab, B&W Nautilus, Avalon--all superb speakers, each with a different presentation style that's for sure. I would add a few others too: Kharma, Revel, Wilson, and Verity. There's four more superb speaker brands with yet three more different sonic presentations....