yeah ...huge difference..but like you said..everybody has different tastes. Of course the #1 advantage is I'm better utilizing m amplifiers power. I used to drive the mag's with a Carver (which I lost in the Divorce along with the BA's), and was left with a Denon PMA 680R, 65/channel, which is having NO problem driving these SF-3's. I doubt it will ever see 12 o'clock again!