I wanted to share an additional loudspeaker I am now considering as well, one which I would never have considered. I visited with a gentleman/audiophile who had a listening room just a bit larger than mine at about 12 x 15 ft. He had a pair of KEF Blades he was driving with Clayton M300s and an Audio Research Reference 5 preamp, and they sounded marvelous despite the smaller room. They were quite transparent and coherent, with the music seemingly completely detached from the speakers. At normal to slightly higher listening levels the Blades did not overwhelm the room. I may now consider a Blade 2 as well! Perhaps the sole front facing coaxial driver and the virtual point source technology make this larger speaker more than acceptable in smaller rooms. Interesting:))
