No sorry, I was not questioning the American angle, but that "change" is not accepted - and for the most part as I mentioned, people fear change - any change.

I think that you are correct in your view of priorities. The Canadian gov't did mandate the change, and with a few exceptions, it has been adopted.

Anway, we have gone off topic.

I would look at many of the models that were mentioned. I would also look at other models - Vecteur, YBA, Sim Audio, if you wanted to look upscale. Yes, you will get conflicting opinions, and that is to be expected.