There was a review on this speaker a couple years ago - I forget which magazine, but I recall it as being reasonably positive.
Technologies 2 and 3 in your list are reasonably well established. Several manufacturers have included #2 in their speaker offerings, though not necessarily so automated, but typically with positive results. #3 is usually done outside the speaker (see Tact Audio for an example) - done properly, it's a great thing, IMO.
Digital amplification (#4) is starting to become more and more common, with varying results. Presumably, the best results would come from embedding the amps in the speakers and match them to the specific drivers, as this model does. But, there are probably as many examples (or more) of bad results as good, which the technology continues to develop.
#1 sounds like typical marketing drivel.
Of course and as always, you need to listen to them in your room if at all possible. If the array of technology presented lives up to its potential, you'll have great sound in a package that is very compact. The downside is that if you ever decided you wanted to upgrade your amps, you can't, but that quite possibly would never be an issue.
What are they asking for these speakers currently? At one point, it was $25K, but it seems like they maybe came down in price.
Technologies 2 and 3 in your list are reasonably well established. Several manufacturers have included #2 in their speaker offerings, though not necessarily so automated, but typically with positive results. #3 is usually done outside the speaker (see Tact Audio for an example) - done properly, it's a great thing, IMO.
Digital amplification (#4) is starting to become more and more common, with varying results. Presumably, the best results would come from embedding the amps in the speakers and match them to the specific drivers, as this model does. But, there are probably as many examples (or more) of bad results as good, which the technology continues to develop.
#1 sounds like typical marketing drivel.
Of course and as always, you need to listen to them in your room if at all possible. If the array of technology presented lives up to its potential, you'll have great sound in a package that is very compact. The downside is that if you ever decided you wanted to upgrade your amps, you can't, but that quite possibly would never be an issue.
What are they asking for these speakers currently? At one point, it was $25K, but it seems like they maybe came down in price.