Serious about sound?

HOW SERIOUS DO YOU HAVE TO GET, I CURRENTLY HAVE 2 KRELL KSA 300S'S DRIVING APOGEE DIVA'S BI AMPED IN STEREO. MY PLAYER IS A KRELL KPS 20I/L ONE PIECE PRE , TRANS, DAC, ALL IN ONE BOX. THE SIGNAL PATH IS VERY SHORT AND IS RUNNING IN BALANCED CONFIGURATION. THE APOGEE SPEAKERS ARE MY MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE,I THINK $18000.00 (NEW)WITH THE ACTIVE DAX INCL., AS WELL AS PAIR OF MARTIN LOGANS,(MODEL CLS)TO WHICH I PAID $1600.00. TO MAKE ALONG STORY REALLY SHORT THE LOGANS OUTPERFORM THE DIVAS IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT BASS OF COURSE. THIS ASTONISHES ME TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE COMPARED TO PERFORMANCE. MY APOGEE'S SOUND GREAT , DON'T GET ME WRONG. BUT THEY SURE DON'T SOUND ANYWHERE NEW AS TRANSPARENT ,NATURAL ,NOR AS AIRY. IF I COULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO ANYONE IT WOULD BE TO LISTEN BEFORE LOOKING JUST AT PRICE BECAUSE THER ID A LOT OF BULLSHIT IN THIS INDUSTRY REGARDS ,