I had the original (or maybe the v2 version — can’t remember) 1+1s in my system on demo and they were awful and were very compromised across several critical areas. I can’t speak to the latest version, but when I heard them they had rolled off treble, cloudy/congested mids, and limited dynamics. These were the same speakers Steve Stone reviewed and it was like he listened to completely different speakers. To double check I brought them over to a friend’s house and he and one of his friends thought the exact same thing I did, and he said they were the worst speakers he’s ever heard and we still joke about them to this day. This may explain why they’ve gone through so many versions to try to fix these things, but I seriously doubt they have and that the basic design just has severe limitations. Look at Joseph Audio, Fritz, Revival, Usher, Reference 3a, ProAc, MoFi, etc. as there are lots of great options in this price range that I’m sure stomp the 1+1s into the ground. I rarely speak negatively of any product, but these just earn it.
