I only sort of agree...not always good right out of the box, but should be good within 100 hours...when I first heard the new Vandersteen 3 at my dealer they sounded not good right out of the box, ..went back 5 days later, same setup, and they sounded wonderful..had to buy them...my PS Audio digital gear took a long time to sound it’s best, but sounded excellent after just a few hours...new shoes are another story