Quote Originally Posted by davef View Post

It really comes down to what you are looking for in your speakers -- which is often difficult to define until you really get into critical listening. And when one starts critical listening and builds these skills, differences between speakers become much more apparent.
This is all very true. The only downside is that sharper critical listening skills + better speakers unfortunately reveal differences in recording quality. Since getting my S2's, I've spent a fair amount of money upgrading my favorite music with better quality recordings. Very much worth it though.