Actually I found the big Aries Cerat speakers to be good sounding today for the short time I was in that room. Far too big for me and not very attractive at all, but the sound was on a high level.
The market is in this high end quite focused on very large and spectacular setups you’re right. If you look close you can also see examples of good sounding setups that are less imposing and more focused on getting the music across and getting out of the way of that music. A good question is whether you could actually live with such a system in any of the rooms you visit. To me it’s interesting to see what technology and creativity come up with, and to see and hear what’s possible. On the other hand you can also hear limitations, room problems or effects that are enlarged out of proportion, at least I do. Have fun tomorrow!
