I hear ya ricktate. I temporarily set them up yesterday in the small TV room because I couldn't stop looking at them and wondering what they're like. Well they're still there. I played DG's "Rattle That Lock", some other SACD's I own through my Oppo BDP-93 and... well... and I realize they need break-in time but it is really going to be a difficult decision.
So, initial impressions: very good detail, I would say that right now in the very small room they are forward, aggressive, the tweeters are dominating but not overly and the thought of fatiguing doesn't really apply to my ears. I have high frequency hearing loss in one ear and I tend to focus on the cymbals and how well they are reproduced. Beautiful to look at (I'm single, no hot women to look at... BTW what's that hole in the back for? ) Good deep accurate lows which is another reason I went with the 280's instead of the 260's. Reviewers mentioned deep bass was lacking in the 260's. I'm very impressed so far.