I would love to try speakers, but I dont want to spend money in speakers just to see they sound bad in my room. my room is essentially a square with a long hallway in the middle with the roof shape going up and down. I listened to my friends polk audio speakers with a yamaha amp in his living room, my god they sounded horrible. The bass was boomy with no slam and it drowned out all detail (Im not sure if this is because Polk speakers are bad or if his living room wasnt good for the sound). I also listen to 80% classical and soundtracks so I would need a good speaker setup that gives me the detail I want which can be expensive. Also with headphones you can compare easily. Im looking at the Aryas right now and I could find a hundred posts of people who have both the Arya as well as one of my headphones giving me a good breakdown. Headphones allow you to own multiple sets. While I didnt delve in the world of speakers much Im sure not everyone owns multiple sets of speakers. Not to mention room acoustic of one person will make the speaker sound different than the room Acoustic at my house, so it kind of ruins the comparison.