jimtreanor

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Bi-wiring
You might post your question on the "High Efficiency Speaker" forum at www.audioasylum.com. Someone there may be able to help. 
Honest Reviewers ?
It's possible that the same phrases recur in reviews because they come as close to expressing what the reviewer has experienced as any words might. "Lifting veils" and "letting the music play" convey a perception clearly, in my opinion...and have ... 
Dynaudio vs. Meadowlark
The Shearwaters were reviewed in a recent (within the last few months) issue of Absolute Sound. As I recall, the reviewer liked them...and since he listed the system with which he auditioned them, you may find it of some help. 
Magnepan break-in?
I'd give them 400 hours to break in. After the first 100, the differences will be extremely subtle, but the aggregate improvement after 400 will be stunning...if you observe the earlier poster's advice to take extreme pains to focus them.