Yes, and they do for classical music what Stradavarius and Guarnieri did for the violin. Designed over many years of gradual development, like the VW Beatle, they have blossomed into what HP of TAS called "the best small speaker in the world" I've had 'em since '88 and I wouldn't part with them. I'm not that impressed with the ELAD in my system (VTL Ultimate, ARC VTM 120's etc)