Hello,
I too have a/b'ed (and guess c'ed) the Usher be 718, 6311, and 6381's. Out of the 3 speakers the one I enjoyed the most was the 6311's and currently have them on order. I am not sure how anybody could describe the be718's as being fatiguing. I actually found the opposite to be the case. I found their bass to be a little too warm/muddy to me....just too much. I found the 6311's to sound the most coherent and musical. One thing that I found about the be718's is that they are very forgiving of poor sounding recordings. Eric Clapton's unplugged cd normally sounds very edgy to me but on the 718's was quite smooth and more enjoyable. In fairness maybe the 718's may not have been broken in yet and may have still opened up more. I thought the tweeter was outstanding...very resolving without being harsh.
If anybody cares the associated gear was:
Rogue Hera preamp
Acoustic Arts amp II high performance
Consonance cd120T
I too have a/b'ed (and guess c'ed) the Usher be 718, 6311, and 6381's. Out of the 3 speakers the one I enjoyed the most was the 6311's and currently have them on order. I am not sure how anybody could describe the be718's as being fatiguing. I actually found the opposite to be the case. I found their bass to be a little too warm/muddy to me....just too much. I found the 6311's to sound the most coherent and musical. One thing that I found about the be718's is that they are very forgiving of poor sounding recordings. Eric Clapton's unplugged cd normally sounds very edgy to me but on the 718's was quite smooth and more enjoyable. In fairness maybe the 718's may not have been broken in yet and may have still opened up more. I thought the tweeter was outstanding...very resolving without being harsh.
If anybody cares the associated gear was:
Rogue Hera preamp
Acoustic Arts amp II high performance
Consonance cd120T