This is a system about the "what if" question regarding a fantastic speaker from a cost to benefit ratio and adding a plasma tweeter from Vaughn Loudspeakers and the fabulous Plasmatron 3 from VH Audio. (To try one is to want.....)The question was about how far could the 1.7 be taken and would it start to be the weak link? A system with no cone drivers, and no subs. Having listened extensively to the 20.1, owning the 3.6 and 1.6 in the past made this very intriguing indeed. I preferred the 3.6 tweeter over the stock 1.7, but felt the coherence better with the 1.7. Being used to a plasma tweeter in my main rig had me wanting more. So, I began trying to mate a 95dB sensitive powered tweeter to an 86dB sensitive panel. I used a 1.5uf OIMP capacitor from VH Audio and they are quite transparent caps, besting my Mundorfs. At this Xover point, I am close to the 4-5 k point, and coupled with an LPad, the level can be controlled and matched to the speaker. Very little output was needed to match the 1.7. The end result is absolutely stunning with an increase in the sweet spot size due to the 165 degree radiating pattern from the Dukane/Vaughn Loudspeaker tweeters. The level of space, air, speed, note attack and release, all increased, providing a very different performance. One far more realistic in my opinion. I felt the stock 1.7 to be a little soft on transients and percussive strikes were a bit dulled, lacking a believable interpretation of the music. With the Plasma tweets, drum notes whether off the rim shots or kick drum, the transient "rise time" was spot on retaining the energy of live music. The deep bass was not missed. This could have also been entitled a tale of two plasma systems. I will be adding a system break down using my Nestorovic 5 AS MKIV speakers in another column.