If you have tube amplification, the 1SC is an amazing speaker. Yes, you sacrifice the low frequency bass response, but the imaging is to die for, and the speaker is as musical as all get out. Another amazing characteristic, the speaker is relatively easy to drive. I hooked this speaker up to my EAR 859 SE, producing 13 watts a channel, and the 1 SCs (rated at 86db) were magic. Also note that the 1SCs hold their value better than just about any small speaker.
