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ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION TO ANSWER ...
Concordia consort of viols, "Crye" (Metronome).https://www.amazon.com/Crye-Musical-tears-meditations-Holborne/dp/B00005QC5F Beautifully recorded, I've found that if a speaker gets the different sonorities of the different-sized viols right, then i... 
Why hasn’t B&W ever entered the ultra hi-end for speakers?
We all know how that went.https://s3.amazonaws.com/electronichousesite/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11131608/BW-Nautilus.jpg https://img.canuckaudiomart.com/uploads/large/1239296-bampw-800-matrix-tweeter-or-woofer-want.jpg  
Emotional rollercoaster
The moment that you do group tests, it becomes comparative, and one ends up a winner, another the loser, and the others in between.  U.S. mags would never contemplate this as they'd immediately lose all kinds of advertising revenue, plus many manu... 
Why cuts into vinyl covers?
Hence the term "cut-out".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut-out_(recording_industry)  
2way vs 3way speakers: different or is one "better"
It's all in the choice of drivers and the implementation.  There's no intrinsic "better". 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
https://www.speakerscornerrecords.com/news/details/4/mercury-living-presence-the-history  
GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week
And there's a no. 8 already up for sale over on the "other" site. 
Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw522GIskVc  
Starting from scratch and seeking advice as to how to proceed...
You have a decent selection of stores to visit.  First up should be Deja Vu.  Then there's Gifted Listener, Command Performance, and Evolution Audio.  Between them you can hear a reasonable range of components. 
DIY "HiFi" cables - and why I don't trust BJC and the likes
Grannyring might have something to say about that.So might Willie.http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html  
Recommendations on a big 3 way bookshelf - new or vintage - speakers, have stands 17" high
Spendor Classic 1/2: large, stand-mounted, 3-way, possible to triwire. 
GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week
Interesting.The Coda S12.5 does 20W in class A, then AB125 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms 250 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms 500 Watts per channel into 2 Ohms  
The next big driver hype: Textreme
But does it compete with Zylon? 
High Powered Holographic Amplifiers
@arro222 I see you're new around here.Check out the previous posts by @grey9hound and @smodtactical.   
best-sounding class D amp?
I'm surprised to find no mention of Jeff Roland amps, which I thought might be mentioned.  Or PS Audio.