Brett DiMiechele, I just looked at AR's HC6 System online at their web site (acoustic-research.com) and at 800.com (for $699 which also includes a $75 in-store-coupon effectively bringing the price down to $624!) and must say they are absolutely gorgeous!! I need to find somewhere local to hear them and maybe buy them as shipping to my area (Seattle, WA) could be cost prohibitive, unless I find somewhere online with a "free shipping" deal. If you get a chance to hear them/critique them any time soon let me know what you think, because if they sound as good as they look they are definitely one heck-of-a-deal!!