BUMP. I spent a couple hours with the 7f yesterday, they're the 9h without arc and a couple extra powered 8.5" woofers. The room I was in didn't need the 9h as the 7f was as intense an experience as anyone could expect. CLEAR, precise, enveloping and emotional. I actually started laughing uncontrollably during a song because I otherwise would might have started weeping I was so unprepared for what I heard. I quickly put some crummy old rock recording on to gain my composure. Whew, Yea, the old cut sounded average but the decent stuff was transcendental! My current speakers aren't slouch's with 2 11" kevlar woofers in a rear ported big box and i'm lucky to get 50hz in my basement so I probably need the 9H, but I can't imagine many listeners needing more than the 7f. I'm seriously thinking of putting a deposit down on a pair.