Which speakers for top notch system

I second the Revel Salons as well. If you have the room and money for them, they'll excel at all musical genre. Not just vocal and strings like most top notch systems. The Salons do require top-notch electronics as they're very revealing. The best I heard is the big Halcros, even better than the Levinson monos.

Wvick, do you own the W/P 7s, if so what kind of setup are you running? What was the rest of the setup that you audition the Salons with? I have audition the W/P 5, 6, and 7. I really tried to like them, as I like the aesthetics. The only spectrum that has improved in the 7 is in the bass, and it's still not as clean/fast as say the Avalon Eidolon and Revel Salon . The mid is still not as clean as other speakers in it's price range, the highs are still very bright, just as all Watt/Puppies I listen to are. They might impress in an audition with exagerate details. But in long term listening, they are very fatiguing.