To put things into perspective, here are some of the speakers I have owned over the years: Harbeth P3ESR, an older larger Harbeth model whose name I forget, Davis Courbet, AudioNote AN-K LX and others more briefly. I have already tried a few really cheap speakers, like the Dennis Murphy Pioneer BS22, and some others. I have obviously heard many speakers in people's homes, often on repeated occasions. I use Vanatoo desktop speakers as well but have limited experience with more expensive powered bookshelves like Genelec, Neumann, etc...
It's not so easy to find a speaker that offers an open sound with good clarity, dynamics, resolution, a well balanced frequency response, and is able to perform well at all volume levels, in your room...
Then there's always the question of the equipment you use. Is it able to bring the best of a given set of speakers? Yes, everything counts, to some degree.There are so many parameters.
I have to say that I have not heard speakers less than 2000€ that satisfied me as much as these modified Teufels, and I would even be tempted to double that figure... Truth be told, I have listened to quite a few speakers way more expensive that I found quite disappointing. No need to name names, and get into the context of every listening session.This is all highly subjective, of course, because there are always compromises, but why not share my enthusiasm? Someone may be curious to give them a try.
I mentioned that they don't offer the resolution of my open baffle or Altec speakers, and I like the idea that I can simply plug in either of those to get another "experience" than with the Teufel. But with the Teufel I dont switch to an audiophile "mindset" when I listen to them. They have obvious limitations, but they tick enough of my boxes. I don't think the love is going to fade over time, but we'll see.
Another aspect is that the "PAF" (Partner Approval Factor, to be sensitive to all), is high. The whole system can be left on all the time (PowerDAC-SX goes to sleep after 15 minutes of inactivity, and my WiiM Pro is on all the time), and is very simple to operate for everyone (ex: using their Spotify accounts to enjoy their "playlists").
They are light and can be easily moved around. I reposition them slightly when I want to sit in an equilateral triangle and get the best acoustics, but otherwise they are nice to listen to and have music fill out our living room.