I've totally given up on supposed "high end priced speakers" ....You have soo much tied up in them to get a good sound, that when sumpin goes sour, it costs a ton for compensation...Last year I upgraded from my ancient monsters, because I slowly replaced all of the drivers one by one... they just were old... I did some research and bought a set of these...http://www.bicamerica.com/showpage.php?brand=3&type=15&spkrID=120http://www.parts-express.com/bic-rtr-ev15-15-biampable-floor-speaker--303-468By far the best spent money I have tossed down for sound, they handle everything I toss at them, and for the price, cannot be beaten... and when I get back to work this year will buy a second set, to complete my surround, or maybe 2 sets and run bi-amped....I found these online for a great price, and even got free shipping to a local Staples store... ( that was weird, but hey, couldn't argue since shipping a pair was as much as one speaker costed...) these are huge speakers, with huge sound..... nothing beats 15" woofers.... size does matter.....For the money spent, I could not find anything close to these in sound.
I went with the Bower and Wilkins. There is also the SWMBO factor in all these - I got my motorcycle, she got expensive speakers. Good trade off I say.