Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

Beowulf - The idea of a monopolar line-source (such as the Wisdom M-75's) fascinates me. Would you address a post to describing the differences in room interaction and placement requirements for this design vs. your old dipolar Maggies? How do these differences affect the way one listens to these speakers as opposed to dipoles or conventional boxes? Thanks for your thoughts.

In 1978 while in school I bought a used pair of already-old Electro-Voice Sentry II monitors (16 ohms, 12" woofer, horn tweeter, about 80lbs. each) from a guy for $110. He had just bought a pair of the latest JBL thump-snap 12" 3-ways (the big show-off-your-stereo record was Supertramp Crime of the Century, remember?) and as I carried the EV's out the door he looked like he wanted them back...I kept them happily until last year when a move to a new house necessitated something smaller and nicer-looking...I was shocked that I had to spend about $2000 for speakers that I liked as well...the EV's sound is like the performer is actually singing in there, just behind the warm woolly grille cloth. I found a good home for them where I can still go listen. They make great end tables, too.

Ditto for Dunlavy SC-5. They are in my system for life.

I wish, I still had my old Servo-Static panels, especially for their tweeter elements. Sigh....

EPOS ES14! Absolute stunning sound, incredible sound stage, luscious mid-range, voices, especially female, are spectacular sounding. I have owned quite a few pair of speakers in the past. Martin Logan Aries i, SL3s, Polk Audio, KEF, Pro-Arc, Dynaudio, Klipsch, Naim. The Epos have put them all to shame, regardless of the price and size. People seem to have the idea programmed in their heads-that the more the speaker costs the better it sounds! I heard a pair of Wilson Watt\Puppies played through a KRELL FPB 600 and I had to bite a hole in my lip to keep from laughing! What a sucker punch to pay the price for all that equipment and have that kind of sound come out. I have a modest system that if you blindfolded yourself and listened to the two, you would save yourself enough money to buy a decent automobile!! The only problem with these speakers have, is finding them!