hey pat, did you ever pick these up?
sorry I missed this thread, but at that price I hope you did.
I bought my pair for 200.00, and definilty feel I got more than my money's worth at that price. a great monitor, seems to particularly shine for female vocals without effort. these would be my primary listening speakers if my 2 channel area was not so large.
they currently pull gaming rig duty, because i have to use them somewhere. I wont part with them any time soon.
they will be part of a tube rig down the road, just dont know where to pur it in the house yet.