the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?

@audioguy85 yeah, you sound like you have the right amount of audio gear with a storage problem... Or :)

When you read reviews, who do you trust? Almost every review is positive. I used to be able to read car reviews and tell which way is up, but with speakers, the ones they are reviewing is always the greatest, best bang for the buck.

Music Direct

 Crutchfield 

Direct from Manufacturer like Zu Audio

Try before you commit 

I went down the single driver speaker rabbit hole after living 2 miserable years with a pair of Klipsch RP600M. Sometimes knowing what you absolutely hate can steer you in a direction. I just don’t want my speakers to sound like the singer is behind a door. The speakers I bought have almost no reviews and nobody cares. I bought them on a whim from a Google ad. 
 

… And I’m pretty darn happy with my decision! I guess I’m just a crazy person screaming in a well. Everyone else is probably going for the Buchardt S400 in that price. 

@kokakolia nice teaser. WHAT IS IT????????!!!!!!

:)

btw I only heard and tried Klipsch towers and they all sounded dead to me

Klipsch Heritage line are the only ones to consider.  A ton of choices!