proac 2.5, heron i,or virgos

i've heard the meadowlark kestrel hot-rod, the proac tablette signature 2000's, the proac 1.5's the proac 2.5's. the meadowlark was very nice, but even the little tablette 2000 was better, in all areas, except, of course, the bass. the proacs are much more transparent than the hot-rod kestrel, at least - dunno about the heron. also haven't heard the audio-physic... but, even the li'l tablette is quite a bit more $$$ than the kestrel... doug

proac recommends the a-r ls-16 tubed preamp (or the more spendy ls-25); they recommend the a-r 100.2 solid-state amp. doug