They did not work for me. No question they changed the sound and, to be honest, at first I thought they were very impressive.
Their effect in my system was to accentuate details, definitely more air around instruments and voices, which all sounds good. In the end, though, it was too much. The overall presentation was kind of "hyperdetailed" with sounds being pulled apart and isolated in what was, to me, an unnatural way. More hi-fi but less realistic sounding, if you will. And definitely less "relaxing" to listen to on music that should be relaxing to listen to. I found that, overall, I just did not want to listen to my system as much with them in as with them out.
For those that value detail, soundstaging, imaging and qualities like that above all I can see how someone might like them. But to me, both voices and instruments ultimately sounded less natural and realistic with them in place.
Their effect in my system was to accentuate details, definitely more air around instruments and voices, which all sounds good. In the end, though, it was too much. The overall presentation was kind of "hyperdetailed" with sounds being pulled apart and isolated in what was, to me, an unnatural way. More hi-fi but less realistic sounding, if you will. And definitely less "relaxing" to listen to on music that should be relaxing to listen to. I found that, overall, I just did not want to listen to my system as much with them in as with them out.
For those that value detail, soundstaging, imaging and qualities like that above all I can see how someone might like them. But to me, both voices and instruments ultimately sounded less natural and realistic with them in place.