Arrakian
The scott 299a with the europas' sounds very open and neutral (i.e. not overly tube like or colored). with proper placement this combo offers a respectable soundstage. if you like loud you may be disappointed, on a loudness scale of 1-10 your only going to get a 7. mids are wonderful highs are great lows are so-so. i listen to jazz mainly and some rock. system is in a medium size room (12x12). overall sound for the price is excellant. this is a second system for me. my main system is cj 8a's, cj 16ls, cj15 phono, wadia 860, rega 3 w/exact, martin logan proteges'. this little scott/europa combo holds its own very well.