I auditioned them in LA about a year ago and was impressed. They reminded me a bit of the Merlin sound (and in my book that's a very good thing) but were notably rolled off at the top and espescially the bottom end. Nonetheless, the resulting balance is quite satisfying on a wide range of program material.
However, given my taste in music, I'd want to add a sub since the speaker's tonality as a stand alone is definitely light in the bottom 2 octaves, (and in my audition response below the mid 40hz region was completely MIA) . Since I've never heard the speakers set-up with a sub I can't comment on the results. They may be bass shy and a little shelved down up top, but the mid-band sounded very, very good to me!
However, given my taste in music, I'd want to add a sub since the speaker's tonality as a stand alone is definitely light in the bottom 2 octaves, (and in my audition response below the mid 40hz region was completely MIA) . Since I've never heard the speakers set-up with a sub I can't comment on the results. They may be bass shy and a little shelved down up top, but the mid-band sounded very, very good to me!