What you drive horns with from source to finish(speaker)is what makes or breaks em'.I can make em' sound congested/shrill or wonderful with the same $3K.I put the bp7001's msrp $3500 beside my 7's and with their "powerful" subs and all,no contest,I promptly returned them after two days,very disappointing.We all like what we like,nobody has a lock on great sound except in their own mind,which is all that matters.