by Jonathan » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:31 pm
They're a great speaker set, but it totally depends on what you're looking for in a component set. They have a very bright tweeter, bordering harsh if you don't take the time to install them well (-6db setting is a MUST). Mids are very well balanced with good midbass and a warm, defined sound, the crossover is top quality as well. The set as a whole is more of a power set when compared to the neutral sets such as Dynaudio, DLS, Focal Utopias, etc. Imaging is very good and offers great results even in more off axis installs. In a poor install (such as tweeters being way up high without any phase compensation, time correction, or mids being way off axis, etc.), the tweeters tend to stick out like a sore thumb and overall you'll have a "layered" sound, but of course any component system will give poor results if not installed well, so it's a moot point.
They're a great speaker set, but it totally depends on what you're looking for in a component set. They have a very bright tweeter, bordering harsh if you don't take the time to install them well (-6db setting is a MUST). Mids are very well balanced with good midbass and a warm, defined sound, the crossover is top quality as well. The set as a whole is more of a power set when compared to the neutral sets such as Dynaudio, DLS, Focal Utopias, etc. Imaging is very good and offers great results even in more off axis installs. In a poor install (such as tweeters being way up high without any phase compensation, time correction, or mids being way off axis, etc.), the tweeters tend to stick out like a sore thumb and overall you'll have a "layered" sound, but of course any component system will give poor results if not installed well, so it's a moot point.