I have been calling around in the Columbus, Ohio area looking to audition the new RF-7 (see my post below). One very reputable dealer in Columbus that use to carry Klipsch but no longer does tried to steer me away from Klipsch because in this salesperson's opinion, the company has made several product/sonic compromises in order to sell to the mainstream audience. Are there any oldtime Klipsch users out there who have auditioned the company's newest speakers who would care to comment?