That is a pretty open-ended question, and I hate to muse too much. It is really a hybrid between a horn section that is dumbed down to match a large woofer. That woofer is aided by limiting its LF extension, so it too keeps the soundwave from falling to the sides. I have the strong opinion that it requires a large power amplifier to work correctly. It sounds great with what I think is a NOS 532H I got for 40% of retail. A lower power amp will make the speaker sound more forward than it should. Because of its LF restriction, subs will be needed to complete a lot of people's objectives. Mid and HF distortion from lower quality cables and electronics will sound very bad.
The sound obviously can be quite large and dramatic, but it has the ability of close range listening in smaller rooms. It is really articulate with separation of sounds and strong projection of percussion. It is opposite in that sense of congealed, soft, rounded attack speakers like SF and Vandersteen. They are more like their Salon cousins or the Avantgarde Zero, although a touch softer than both. Audiokinesis would another good alternative.
I am still working on my room acoustics, so I still certainly do not know everything about them. I have not come across any oddities of off axis frequency distribution, but it is possible my room is masking it.
They are amazing speakers with combination of scale, openness and low distortion. At their price point they offer a compelling combination.
The sound obviously can be quite large and dramatic, but it has the ability of close range listening in smaller rooms. It is really articulate with separation of sounds and strong projection of percussion. It is opposite in that sense of congealed, soft, rounded attack speakers like SF and Vandersteen. They are more like their Salon cousins or the Avantgarde Zero, although a touch softer than both. Audiokinesis would another good alternative.
I am still working on my room acoustics, so I still certainly do not know everything about them. I have not come across any oddities of off axis frequency distribution, but it is possible my room is masking it.
They are amazing speakers with combination of scale, openness and low distortion. At their price point they offer a compelling combination.