I've always wanted Salons so took the plunge and traded in three pairs of Martin Logan speakers (Summits, Ascents, Aerius--I am a stereo pack rat)for some. 

I was kinda surprised at first with the lack of really defined bass of the Salons in comparison with the Summits I'd had in the living room. But then, the Summits have, between the 2 base units, 4 woofers and 400 amps of power...so I brought down from the home theater one of my Martin Logan Depth subs (there were 2 up there, and I was able to reuse a M&K sub that was laying around to replace the one I moved downstairs) and that made a huge difference. I was kinda wondering about the value of the upgrade, but now I am convinced...and the girlfriend validated it too as she was dancing between the speakers and the 436 amps, waving the beer in her hand over all of it...she got kinda indignant when I asked her to put the beer down, but that is another story...

A friend is letting me borrow his Levinson 320S to see if it is an improvement over the 380S I own...I'm into some critical listening now. It is an improvement, but I might save my pennies (lots) and get a Levinson 32 eventaully...

One of the best improvements is with the Summits, I had to sit right in the sweet spot on the couch to really hear the clearness and definition. Anywhere but the sweet spot and it just lost a little bit. With the Salons it sounds great no matter where I am...

So, now the quest might be a new sub, although the Depth sounds great and fits perfectly in the corner. I might just let it ride for a while...between this and the new kegerator, I've done my bit to stimulate the economy...and my senses.