The deal with Maggies is that the higher up the product line you go the more dynamic range you get. I never cared for the lesser models but the larger models do dynamics quite well. I could live with the weaknesses of these speakers very easily. You just have to have the rest of your system put together around them and then they really sing. And the room interactions are a consideration. But for the money the Pi's are definitely the way to go withawesome almost everything. There is always room for improvement. I want a pair of Bill M.'s horns, for instance! to reside on top of my Theater 4's!