Disclaimer, I am a dealer for Ryan Speakers. The Ryan r610 hits way above its weight class. Have compared them directly to a lot of monitors 2000 and up to 3,000 and they really are Musical and match well with a lot of gear. Excellent coherence with realistic dynamics and real tonal shading. No artifical "detail" or leading edge "hype". Just musical expression. I use Nerve Audio cables in my demo rig with the r610s and they are a hybrid of silver and copper. Not over priced snake oil marketing either. That goes for Ryan and Nerve Audio.