I auditioned the BP7000's as well, and thought they were ok, but didn't have the accuracy and stage presence that you see with the ML's in the vocals.
I have the martin logan aeon's & the descent sub and this combo is spooky. I love it.
Next to the ML's my next favorite was the paradigm studio 100's. I thought they were a terrific speaker.
Since this is an outlaw forum though - I can't comment on the bookshelf speaker. I haven't heard it.
I can comment on the lfm-1 though.
I love it. But it's not quite as musical as the ML descent, but at 1/3rd the price - it's perfect for my home theatre room.