Went over to the sellers house today for an audition. He had the speakers on the floor approx. 2' apart with his couch about 3 to 4' in front of them against the wall, I literally felt I was right on top of them His front end was a newer Yamaha receiver and the source was what looked to be a fairly inexpensive Sony turntable. Speaker cable appeared to be lamp cord or something similar. In a nutshell there was no way I could ascertain what these speakers may be capable of under those circumstances and he would not allow me to bring them home for an audition which I can't fault him for.
He was honestly hoping I would just be blown away by these and seemed disappointed I actually asked for a home audition. I don't see how anyone not familiar with the speaker to begin with could possibly be blown away by these with his current set up, and he honestly doesn't realize this. He was a retired Philippine gentleman who was definitely not an audiophile and got these speakers by chance from a relative. That's Craigslist for ya