@agisthos Yes, I have the lossless version viz. Vox 3afw. I thought that I should not contemplate later about not going for the topmost version available.
Yes, these are meant for smaller rooms or for near-field/semi near-field listening. These are not the speakers for partying or playing out really really loud. If one can play these within this constrain then it can make one very happy.
In my room they are actually far from the side walls, but they are just 30 cm from the front wall (viz. from back of the speaker to the wall behind it). This is needed for the lower bass reach, else it will sound absolutely anemic in bass department. But once placed correctly you will find quality bass which is surprisingly deep given it's size. Besides the bass is very fast, no bloat what so ever. It brings out very nice texture out of the bass notes. But bass is not very hard hitting or having lot of emphasis or weight. It just satisfies me for wide range of genres that I listen to. If you are into large orchestral music or listen to a lot of metal, for rest of the genres the bass is absolutely sufficient (that's my opinion).
Most people notice it's top end at first which is just brilliant. A lot of air, very well extended, smooth, refined and delicate but never sounding harsh. Raal ribbon tweeter mounted on the top is very much responsible for this trait.
but for me the real strength is in it's mids. It just addictive. I am hard pressed to find such a beautiful mids/vocals in multi-driver speakers. One of fellow audiophile who visited my house said, it feels like you are sitting in a small club/bar and singer & band is performing right in-front of you. It's just intimate without having over emphasis on mids or lower mids, but has good body to the vocals wherever need. It's just magical for me.
Another trait of this speaker is it's just darn fast. I once played "B.̉Y.O.B. from Mezmerize album of System of Down" for another fellow audiophile when he came to my house & his reaction was "that's not how the metal is supposed to sound" (in positive way) because he way able to pick out all the individual elements in the song while being able to hear vocals very clearly.
For me this is very likely the first and very last speaker I will every buy. I might just add a RiPol sub from SoundKaos if I move to a larger room than my current one, otherwise I am completely happy with my setup.
And from aesthetics point of view they are darn pretty and got approval from wife as well as from the interior designer who designed the interior for my house. Now that's a big feat.
But one thing you will have to keep in mind is that the description which I gave you regarding the sound is because of my entire system. So you need to make sure you have right from the source to amplifier everything of the same caliber to get most out of the speaker.
If you are interested in seeing photo or read in detail about my impressions then I have posted it on Audiophile style with title "SoundKaos Vox 3a + Bakoon Amp 13R + Merging NADAC Impressions & Long Term Ownership Review" check it out.
Regards,
Audio_phool
. But in this case both had kept it as their reference, Srajan for 1-2 years and Dawid still has Vox 3afw as his reference and daily driver. Now this is the actual achievement in my books and indicate that they are actually performing good enough to match the their words. And this aspect is really rare if you search across various reviewers.