I have owned the X-1 monitors along with the Sw-1 subwoofer pedestals since around 2000. I had to import both and for what I have heard from other speakers, they sound a little bit warm, great with jazz. The monitor themselves have great low end extension on their own, but with the subwoofers, they sound full extended and can overload a small room with low end if placed near walls. My Gershmans are really fast, faster and have better resolution than all the competition around their price range....X-1s $1600-2K and with the subwoofers, $3500 can compete everything around 4K. No doubt. They love tubes and SS. The only drawback with Gershman, are their low availability and their marked up prices in the US. I imported mine from Canada when they were reviewed in Soundstage.
