"Johnny R at Audio Connections knows more about speakers than you forgot. I have been in his showrooms and the Vandersteens blew me away, it didn't sound like the closed in treble shy 2ci's that I once had. It sounded like pure music. "
That's a bold statement about two people. One you know and one you don't. Be careful, that's a slippery slope for you there, partner.
Your opinion notwithstanding, my point is that it is very disingenuous to say that one and ONLY one brand of speaker has relevance in this big old world. That's some serious broad brush painting. No beef with JohnnyR, but it is indeed par.
Oz