Take away the specs and fancy acoustic testing, what do you really have? Did Henry Kloss design his speakers in my house? Does (fill in your favorite/iconic sound engineer) really know what sounds incredible in every imaginable (and unimaginable) environment by every imaginable amplification product? I'm not against suggestions, but, man!, it seems like a lot of love/hate for this or that speaker.
I haven't heard a lot of love for Pioneer CS-06's, but in my living room, they are perfect for my listening pleasure. They are aesthetically pleasing and sound good for my tastes. I have many other speakers that sound awesome......to me.
My tastes.....Infrequent, classic rock with my wife. I never just sit and listen to an album. It is usually background music while doing something else. I'm not sitting still so placement is meaningless. She is partially deaf from too many front row seats at 80s hair concerts. I'm just old and my hearing isn't perfect so what do I know?
I thrill in finding old speakers and just making them sound better or reviving them.
My bottom line....Is anyone really an authority on the best sounding speaker for someone else's taste, experience and, most importantly, ability? I'm colorblind, so, I can't see what you see. I'm also convinced you don't hear what I hear.