A friend of mine just got a pair of these. He let me take them home to listen to in my system and they knocked my socks off. I have a pair of Thiel 1.5 and they put them to shame (especially since I paid over 2k for the Thiels and these are only 1k.) I have signed up to get a pair and can't wait to get them in. I will submit a review of them in a few days after my friends pair break in.