My new Borresen X3's

It’s definitely eye Candy. We’ll see how long this fad lasts

I might be getting new speakers and trying to get back to the more traditional way of listening to things Beyond all the chemically created new fabrications. It’s all about marketing and appearance and you don’t know what to Believe.

We all like pretty things to look at in our living room. sonus faber is a very pretty speaker and b&w is pretty. JBL was more conventional and is very nice. Wilson is ugly but I hear it’s very nice. Rockport is very nice looking but isn’t doing very well. focal might be nice but it’s kind of ugly. tekton might be good but the front appearance looks like a weapon of war. Estelon is a fashion statement and maybe it sounds good. Alta audio is very nice it looks like a good speaker. And McIntosh tries to do speakers who knows if these are worthwhile but definitely pricey.

Crazy crazy process to make a decision

Yes people like finishes on their speakers. I wish there would be more focus on what goes on inside the speakers but that's a mystery area. All those crossovers and electronica stuff going on back there, no one knows what goes on.  That's really important stuff.  Out of sight out of mind.  

@ronboco 

I looked at rockports and a couple dealers said they were disappointed with sales. 

 I'm not gonna buy the very high-end rockport and the lower end models are not that spectacular.