Gpowered- Thanks for your comment. Actually I already own a pair of Lores, but am always looking to hear how they might compare to other speakers. Being from a small town my options for auditioning speakers is very limited. So when I bought my Lores it was based solely on reviews. I think you are right in that comparing the Lores to the Emotivas is not comparing apples to apples. Even though I have not had a chance to listen to the Emotivas I did get a chance to listen the Zu Omens, which everybody seems to compare the Lores to. Here are my thoughts about the Omens if you or anyone else is interested. I found Omens to be a good speaker. Considering various listening preferences they maybe just what some are looking for, unfortunately this was not the case for me. I found the midrange frequencies on the Omens to be very much forward as opposed to the Lores, almost to the point of being overwhelming. I found there was a noticeable difference in bass response. The Lores had more of it, which was well defined delivering what I call a punch as opposed to the Omens. I bought the Lores with this in mind and have not been disappointed. Again others may find a less defined bass more appealing, I do not. My only criticism of the Lores is that the high end can be a bit more accentuated than I like. However, this does vary from recording to recording. That being said it probably does not come as much of a surprise but I much prefer the Lores.
