Highly appreciate your inputs. That a speaker may be laid back or as Mechans would dsecribe "inert" is to me not a bad attribute. I do not like speakers that are too bright. I remember in my early days as an audiophile I was in an audio store, I auditioned Paradigm Studio 100 V2, and another speaker by Definitive Technology. That Definitve Technology speaker was so loud and bright. Those type of speakers in my opinion would not be suited for a 2 channel high quality listening experience. Home Theater; may be. The Paradigm on the other hand was very crisp, laid back and produced beautiful music. I bought the Paradigm. So if the Montana KAS is laid back, it's probably the kind of speaker I'm looking for. I have always coveted the Montana speakers for their apparent build quality and reviews, but never heard one. I did hear Aerial model 9 a long time ago and I thought it was great, but a little bit on the bright side. I never heard the 20T.
