yiuguboy.....here comes more. I'm just wondering what is the better option. I wasn't at the recording session, so I don't know. I don't hear the "air" as distortion...just separation of instruments and extended soundstage.....w/a/s , a smaller room. There are times when the lyrics are more important (Paul Simon, Jamie Johnson, et al). sometimes the music is better served )Mahler, Mozart, et al