I agree 50%!
The best 'stats (Soundlab, IMO) are better than dynamic speakers in so many important ways, but.....
Fire up a pair of MBL 101s and you get the other side of the story. Incredibly dynamic omnis that sound 180 degrees (pardon the pun) different from Soundlabs. Not as totally neutral or as detailed as the Soundlabs, but that incredible 3D sound field and massive dynamic impact! Which is better? Given enough variety in source material, I'll much prefer the 'stats on certain tracks and the omnis on others.
End of the day, it's why the gear merry-go-round never stops, IMO. No design is perfect in every way and - if you're exposed to the SOTA enough - you eventually miss what your current design doesn't offer.
That's no shot at 'stars in general or Soundlab in particular, because I might agree that - overall - Soundlab is as good as it gets. It's just that, given enough time with 'em, I'll eventually want more.
The best 'stats (Soundlab, IMO) are better than dynamic speakers in so many important ways, but.....
Fire up a pair of MBL 101s and you get the other side of the story. Incredibly dynamic omnis that sound 180 degrees (pardon the pun) different from Soundlabs. Not as totally neutral or as detailed as the Soundlabs, but that incredible 3D sound field and massive dynamic impact! Which is better? Given enough variety in source material, I'll much prefer the 'stats on certain tracks and the omnis on others.
End of the day, it's why the gear merry-go-round never stops, IMO. No design is perfect in every way and - if you're exposed to the SOTA enough - you eventually miss what your current design doesn't offer.
That's no shot at 'stars in general or Soundlab in particular, because I might agree that - overall - Soundlab is as good as it gets. It's just that, given enough time with 'em, I'll eventually want more.