+1 there are much better designed speakers for literally under 500 bucks from guys like Andrew Jones. Hence, i don’t think this is about a bargain buy.
I would assume most guys who are buying this speaker would have a soft spot for them, considering the age of the young designer...and can afford to make a generous donation towards funding the young designer’s internship program. Buy it and fix some of the deficiencies yourselves, or better yet, send it to GR Research and get it ’fixed’ (diy fix it/upgrade kit!).
I’d take a look at Erin’s Audio Corner’s Review before, assuming these are a bargain and going up to buy them.
The measurements seem to match the deficiencies in the sound that Erin noticed.