I haven't heard these speakers myself, but I see nothing wrong with pairing these speakers with extremely high quality, albeit very expensive gear while being demonstrated at a show. Why should higher priced speakers be allowed to shine with the best quality gear while these have to be paired with lower-priced gear just because they happen to be affordable? If these speakers were priced at $8,000 instead of $2,000, would it have been more justified to pair it with the Dartzeel due to people getting priced out from insane margins?
I think the ultimate point that was being conveyed is that these aren't supposed to be mid-tier performance 'bargain-budget speakers', but rather are 'reference quality' speakers at an insanely affordable price. Many have said these compared to and even bested speakers several times more expensive. If these do indeed perform at such a high level, I think the real question that should be asked is, "Why are those other speakers so expensive?"
