You should also consider VMPS ribbons. Rave reviews galore here: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=13112
Not to mention winning Best of High End at CES a couple of years ago. Bare minimum you should at least audition a pair in your price class before buying anything.There's also another X Apogee owner on the VMPS forum at audiocircle.com. You may ask Ekovalsky his opinion as he's owned alot of very high end speakers including the Apogee's and the VMPS's. Cheers
Not to mention winning Best of High End at CES a couple of years ago. Bare minimum you should at least audition a pair in your price class before buying anything.There's also another X Apogee owner on the VMPS forum at audiocircle.com. You may ask Ekovalsky his opinion as he's owned alot of very high end speakers including the Apogee's and the VMPS's. Cheers