soft dome speakers

I've become convinced that it is impossible to pre-judge the sound of speakers based on the materials of the drivers. I've heard soft domes that "sound" like metal domes and metal domes that "sound" like soft domes. Keep an open mind

I have Usher X719 and love them. I see a used pair on A-gon for $600-thats a good deal.

thanks for the suggestions, i did see those ushers today but i never heard that one. i am driving 4 hours away tomorrow to check out a few shops since we dont have much around here. i will be checking out dynaudio, sonus faber, monitor audio and hopefully a few others. i have to hear those quads also if i can find a dealer out that way.

In general terms, soft dome tweeters are easier on the ears are can be used with a wider variety of amps. For example the Sonus Faber Concertinos and now the Silverline Minuets that I own, both have soft dome tweeters and I find that both can sound good with solid state. However speakers such as B&W and a pair of VMPS 626R that I owned really needed tubes or a digital amp to sound smooth.

well i had a nice 4 hour road trip to canton,ohio on saturday to Hanson Audio. first i have to say, this was the best shop i have ever been to and it was well worth the time. after 6 hours of going through about 10 sets of bookshelfs,{ monitor audio, psb, paradigm,sonus faber,dynaudio, and focal} i had it narrowed down to two. it came down to a fan favorite, dynaudio excite x12, and the sonus faber toy. the dyns had a better bottom end and was a better well rounded speaker. the toys had a remarkable midrange and pleasing tweeter. i knew i would be using a rel t2 subwoofer with whatever i bought so i was not to concerned with the lack of low end on the toys. i decided on the toys, there was just something about them that i loved, and they look awesome in that leather. you would definently need a sub with them but i highly recommend a listen. thanks everyone for the suggestions, i know alot of people recommended the dynaudios and they are also a superb speaker. i could have went either way and been happy.