On a sound note, the EC amps are AUTHORITATIVE, OUT OF THE WAY, SMOOTH, CLEAR!
The speakers sound 10 times better than I heard them at Axpona or RMAF. They absolutely can play with such clarity and imaging in my system it is just astounding. At the shows I would not have put these in the same league as some of the $50k+ speakers, but hearing what they can do in my system, I am thoroughly convinced they are competing with some very expensive designs. I have shaken the rafters w/o even trying and had instruments laid out in very segregated placements from left to right that I am experiencing familiar music on a new level. The "realness" of voices and instruments is spooky. I said the SS8's were different. They are different animals, but the E3's are wayyyyy better. Hands down.