fleschler, nice post, and kudos on the development of the rig over the years. I laughed when I heard your wife's criticism of the panels; spot on. Those are the weaknesses in comparison to other genres. I can appreciate panels, as I have reviewed a few and owned a few.
Thoughts on speakers to move to... You do realize that Legacy can make their speakers rather active or passive version for you. Read my review of the Legacy Audio Whisper and its other iterations that Legacy Audio did; I think there are three reviews of the process in total before the final speaker. My version, the DSW Clarity Edition has capability to be run fully passive, hybrid with active bass and passive mid/treble, or fully active with Wavelet. So, there are some options for you.
If you are interested in discussing with me the Aspen Acoustics Lagrange L1 (I own the preproduction model following demo, and I have already committed to ownership of the L1 production model based on the performance of the prototype. Owner's review will appear at Dagogo.com), I invite you to contact me. I reviewed the smaller Lagrange L5 MkII for Dagogo.com. You can see the L1 preproduction model that I own on the Aspen Acoustics website.
The Aspen Acoustics is what I consider a new genre, the DLT (Disproportionately Large Tweeter), and it's VERY legit. I love it as much as any genre of speaker I have ever heard, perhaps more than omni, line source or dipole speakers of comparable size. It's an amazing blend of openness and dynamic power. The L1 has LF comparable to the Legacy Audio V and Valor, not playing around. If you wish to discuss with me the speakers I have used, shown in my system, feel free.
BTW, since you mentioned Legacy, the i.V4 Ultra Amplifier review is published. WOW, what an amp! I am loving what class D is turning into! :)
Thoughts on speakers to move to... You do realize that Legacy can make their speakers rather active or passive version for you. Read my review of the Legacy Audio Whisper and its other iterations that Legacy Audio did; I think there are three reviews of the process in total before the final speaker. My version, the DSW Clarity Edition has capability to be run fully passive, hybrid with active bass and passive mid/treble, or fully active with Wavelet. So, there are some options for you.
If you are interested in discussing with me the Aspen Acoustics Lagrange L1 (I own the preproduction model following demo, and I have already committed to ownership of the L1 production model based on the performance of the prototype. Owner's review will appear at Dagogo.com), I invite you to contact me. I reviewed the smaller Lagrange L5 MkII for Dagogo.com. You can see the L1 preproduction model that I own on the Aspen Acoustics website.
The Aspen Acoustics is what I consider a new genre, the DLT (Disproportionately Large Tweeter), and it's VERY legit. I love it as much as any genre of speaker I have ever heard, perhaps more than omni, line source or dipole speakers of comparable size. It's an amazing blend of openness and dynamic power. The L1 has LF comparable to the Legacy Audio V and Valor, not playing around. If you wish to discuss with me the speakers I have used, shown in my system, feel free.
BTW, since you mentioned Legacy, the i.V4 Ultra Amplifier review is published. WOW, what an amp! I am loving what class D is turning into! :)