OK...ONE LAST SPEAKER QUESTION cash cash

2bigears, it would seem that you have a very high class problem. I own the Definitions as you know, but I have never heard the Schweikert. Would I prefer the Schweikert? Maybe? No interest in finding out, however. I may prefer more than just the Schweirkert to the Definitions. You have to trust your ears and what your prior listening experiences haave taught you. Here you can listen to a pair of $9k speakers (spring for their Ibis cables. Low volume resolution is amazing) with your rig and all your tunes in your crib for the price of shipping if you don't love 'em. If you're crazy about them after your 60 days? What do you need to know? That there may be something else you prefer? You got to let go of that. If you love them, keep them and enjoy your rig. Then get yourself an SET amp and you'll never look back...sweet, intimate and holographic--and as good as I have experienced.

I don't know if it is that important to know which speaker you prefer. It matters if what you are listening to, is satisfying your tympanics. Experience in this area is a major plus, since a long resume of listening experiences helps you know where you want to go and when you're there. I don't have to listen to one darn thing to know that I'm where I want to be. For now that is. And we all know how long that can be....Haven't had this much fun with a rig since my Magnaplanar Tympanic 1D days back in the late '70s.

I have yet to hear on the 'gon, AA, anywhere, an audiophool who has been unhappy with the Definition 1.5s and returned them. Have you? Any out there who has returned their Definitions because you weren't happy? Hey, I'm sure it will happen, but, IMHO, it will be a rarity

Microjack, your Definitions are a long way from break in. I don't have the Pros, but you still have 12 10 inch woofers there. Enjoy those babies. I don't think you will be disappointed...looking forward to hearing your impressions: now, in 3 months, in 6. The Definitions are like a fine bordeaux over time. warren :)

At 18 watts per, my SET doesn't make my ears bleed, but manoman, what a holographic, palpable feast of sound. That coupled with a great front end: I'm there, finally...There's no going back to ss, for this audiophool.