"Most audiophile loudspeakers "fall apart" when trying to reproduce large scale music when compared to their performance of smaller musical groups. The Vandersteens are no worst than other similar loudspeakers in this respect."
Interesting comment. I have seen (heard) this phenomenon on several very good "systems" and always wondered why this happens, or which component(s) is being the bottleneck. I guess this is what the experts call the ability to be "resolving". I also know many of the newer popular music are intentionally and optimally recorded for playback on earbuds or headsets as opposed to high end gear and they sound dreadfully fatiguing, especially at higher volumes.