The reviewers would lose their golden ear status and people will know these guys are full ****. So the magazines will lose readers and money. 

Quote: Because you also taste with your sense of smell.

Quote: The behringer TRUTH B2030A are active so the don't need an amp.    

Get the behringer TRUTH B2030A, don't dismiss them because of the brand name. They've got good directivity and are pretty neutral.

You should consider the Behringer B2031P. They are solid speakers and they are really flat. Extremely good value.

For looks and respect, yes. For soundquality no.

Quote: It sounds brighter because of the cold silver colour.

I never regard reviews full of subjective audiophile terms usefull. Everyone has a different perception and different standards. For example when someone has listened for a long time to faulty overbright headphones or speakers and now everyting that's flat, sounds recessed. When something sounds...

Keep the money. 200 dollar cables are pure scam, don't buy it.

Quote: I wasn't really serious, but if you want spent +$1000 total for cables that aren't perfect, you might as well take the impractical route to get the best external cabling you can get.

Quote: Oh lol totally forgot. But there still the problem that some people won't like the build in class D amp and want to use more premium stuff.

Best cable is no cable! Why not solder the output of your amp directly to the input of your speaker? I wonder why no hifi company has think about this yet. Also, make an amp where the input is on the other side, so you can also solder your dac directly to your amp. The only cable you have left...

When food looks good, it tastes better. Same with cables. Al tough the sound hardly changed the sound perception did change.

Quote: Originally Posted by oneplustwo Check out htguide.com as well. LOTS of great DIY designs and a very active community. zaphaudio.com has some very well documented designs too. I've built his SR71 and ZDT 3.5 designs in the last few months and have the speaker building bug at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lenni my experience so far differs from yours. looking to buy a budget amp for the S1 speakers after reading countless comments & searches, I got the Onkyo 9555 - positive review on Stereophile; good satisfied owners all around; positive comments from...