"While I am willing to spend $20K on speakers I would of course prefer to spend less even if it means giving up some performance."
Yeah right. Who you think you talkin' to here? You know as well as the rest of us those Rockports infected your audiophile soul, and every time you hear something from other speakers that doesn't "draw you in" like those Atrias you'll sit there thinking about it rather than the music. Just face it, Andy Payor messed with your mind. If you're willing and able to spend the $20k then just suck it up and do it and stop mocking the rest of us who surely would. Otherwise just shut up and wait for a nice used pair of Atrias to show up somewhere. Good luck with that. Life is too short.
I suppose as a distant second choice a pair of Miras may show up used and they may at least get you in the general ballpark. Maybe some Verity Audio models might get close as well. I hate myself for even bringing these things up. Just spend the $20k and put us out of our misery already. Dammit.
Yeah right. Who you think you talkin' to here? You know as well as the rest of us those Rockports infected your audiophile soul, and every time you hear something from other speakers that doesn't "draw you in" like those Atrias you'll sit there thinking about it rather than the music. Just face it, Andy Payor messed with your mind. If you're willing and able to spend the $20k then just suck it up and do it and stop mocking the rest of us who surely would. Otherwise just shut up and wait for a nice used pair of Atrias to show up somewhere. Good luck with that. Life is too short.
I suppose as a distant second choice a pair of Miras may show up used and they may at least get you in the general ballpark. Maybe some Verity Audio models might get close as well. I hate myself for even bringing these things up. Just spend the $20k and put us out of our misery already. Dammit.