I have had my LCR's for about a month now. I am extremely impressed with the accuracy of these speakers. They will replicate whatever source you want at whatever volume you want. I am running them off of an Outlaw 7500 amp and using a Onkyo 805 receiver as a pre/pro. I also got two LFM-1 Plus's when I ordered my speakers. They create so much bass that I have to set them on about 2 1/2 on the back of the sub and -11 on my onkyo receiver for the level calibration. I am still working on making adjustments as we speak. I want to eventually get a dedicated pre/pro because my receiver doesn't have a 12v trigger to turn on the amp. So, I'll probably end up getting the 997 but not sure if my system is going to sound any better. Only time will tell.