Hey man, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.
I'm strongly considering upgrading to SM9 from Twins. But am also considering Quested and PSI. As you know, here in BC, it's a real mission to have them all to try. So I HAVE to consider internet opinions. As fallible as that is.
Thanks
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S7R and A17 are nowhere near the league of the SM9.
Asking for opinions on monitors in an internet forum is honestly a crap shoot for several reasons. There's SO much room for error depending on the room geometry, acoustic treatment, speaker positioning, EQ'ing, burn in, and test content. Then once you get past all that there's personal preference according to what we're each after for our particular music styles and needs.
For my needs (dance music) I don't regard the PSI A21M or Quested V2108 as having a realistic chance of being better suited for my needs than the SM9. One small but relevant part of that being how precisely I'd be able to directly eq the SM9 drivers to my taste & room which is a big plus and can be done better & more conveniently than messing with digital EQ's on the outgoing audio.
Focal Twins (when setup right) sound great and many owners can attest to that better than people with very minimal & limited experience with them. You can find many polarized opinions on them here though.
Nothing beats being able to try monitors in your own room but that can be a geographic impossibility a lot of the time.
I like my Twins enough and trust in the design & what I've heard of the SM9 to buy them without demoing first, but they're the only monitor on my radar I'd take that risk with.