My first reply!! I have a pair of these which I used with my old CA 640 v1 system, which was my first hi fi. I was very impressed by them, they produce a very BIG sound for the money (I paid £200 around 5 years ago) I also auditioned the MS 914s and although they produced sligthly cleaner music, I preferred the larger scale of TDLs sound. Probably because I listen to dance music and related genres. So I guess it boils down to what you are looking for in the speakers.