Funny that you should say the B&Ws sound more open. I have always found the B&W sound to be quite dark.

Being used to such nice speakers must make it hard to change to a different sound.

I moved from Monitor Audio S6s (�600 a pair) to the DSP5200s so the difference was massive.

I have also found that my speakers sound a lot smoother after owning them for a month.

Rega P8, Rega Apheta 3, Gold Note PH-10 and PSU-10, Meridian G68ADV, Meridian 218, Moon 340i X, Dynaudio Special Forty, REL T7/x