the comments above are correct, even though there are some great deals from a number of different companies on the net, speaker auditioning IN PERSON is a VERY important part of deciding. When I was in the market for mains, I read a number of reviews and narrowed my choices down based on what I read. Then came the most important part. I took a handful of my favorite CDs and auditioned a BUNCH of speakers with my music. Some of the speakers I origonally thought I wanted (based on what I read), were disapointing to my ears. After about a month of EXTREMELY fun comparison shopping I made my decision.