I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this. Thiels are sometimes described as very lively speakers. I would characterize my 2.4s as sounding lively. Sometimes I wonder if they are too lively. That is I can't get the black background feel of other speakers. I have no discernible buzz, hum, noise or anything of the sort when music not played. But when music is played, the overall presentation is lively which gives the impression that the background is not black as in other speakers. Anyone notice the same?