Check thread: "Discription of Newer VMPS Sound? Help Please" Now that I became a dealer for Vmps people tend to add a large grain of salt to what I say even though it is my honest opinion so here's a list of pro reviews:
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=13112
There's an owner's list in one of the sticky's of people who'll let you come to their home and hear them all over the country. Be prepared to not have to spend 8k. The RM 40's won Best of High End at CES 2002 and they're better now than then and the RM/x was runner up the next year. There's a whole forum there so you can ask users what their opinion is also. Good luck with your speaker hunt.
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=13112
There's an owner's list in one of the sticky's of people who'll let you come to their home and hear them all over the country. Be prepared to not have to spend 8k. The RM 40's won Best of High End at CES 2002 and they're better now than then and the RM/x was runner up the next year. There's a whole forum there so you can ask users what their opinion is also. Good luck with your speaker hunt.