Hi Rob,
Thanks for leaving the review.
You sum up PRECISELY what I was aiming for with this speaker... Greater levels of detail, yet more forgiving with an overall smoother texture.Much as the 340s revealed a level of detail in complex recordings I never knew was there, the Sierras take it a step further still - but this without ever sounding harsh, brash or "too crispy". (In fact, they're even more non-fatiguing and buttery than the 340s) It's amazing, you can actually hear the wood of the drumsticks along with the drums, the breathy air in the background of sax notes...