Percentage fee based on selling price. 20M's after a long search for a stand mounted main speaker. The finesse and detail presented by the NEAR's won me over. The 20's were the compromise and only between myself and my wife. Bass not as good as the Platinum's but the platinums cost twice as much and do not have the detail.
Top end is very open, and extended without any harshness.
Midrange is just perfect. Save your money and buy an excellent speaker instead. It is not often a dealer will show you the best product even if it may hurt his sales. When it was all said and done a pair of New England Audio Resource loudspeakers came home. But, you will not miss it.