Thanks Peter. I was looking for the way to say EXACTLY what you said. I really did enjoy the post. I particularly liked:

"Amplifiers when done right are exquisitely designed works of engineering. Speakers even more so because they are works of art. Art is what transcends engineering because what you are after cannot often be defined by formulized, didactic formulas.

Articulately (and, IMHO, accurately) stated.

Jack

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton