<HTML>Ed, The Abel's are the way too go.  They do tend to be too strident out of = the box so a fair of needling in the shoulders will be in order. That being = said, once the muscle work has been completed they tend to stabilize rather = quickly.I have several sets in recording studios on both Yamaha's and Steinw= ays and the reviews from the artists speak for themselves. Minimum maintenan= ce yields good  consistent results. Tom Servinsky</HTML>