msommers: The German Physiks, to my ears (YMMV) do just about everything right. They place sound in the room, with a wide, tall and deep soundstage. Yet, the music seems properly scaled, pianos sound like normal-sized pianos, not miniature pianos or 30 foot long pianos. The speakers completely dissappear as a sound source. To me, transients are just right, not in your face, but present enough to make the music sound real and palpable. They offer plenty of detail, but in a way that does not induce fatigue. The highs are detailed but smooth, and, perhaps, shelved down just a bit from the midrange. I like that, others may not. But in no way does listening to these speakers make me feel like I am missing out on any musical information. The texture of vocals and instruments strikes me as extremely realistic. The bass is very good, but I would still want subwoofers with the HRS-130, as I would with almost any speaker, full range or not. But what you don't get with these omnis is a sense of listening to a bunch of drivers in a pair of boxes. The music just floats beautifully in the room, from wall to wall and from floor to ceiling. I think the two main reasons for this, other than the bending wave technology used by the DDD driver, are the lack of a baffle, and the lack of any crossover in the midrange or treble.
