I have a pair of X5's. They are the most revealing speaker I have ever owned, which is a bit surprising given how relaxed they are. Any upstream changes are clearly evident. The tweeter is probably the most natural sounding in my experience. Properly setup there is a fairly narrow sweet spot, enough for two people. The tweeter's vertical dispersion is somewhat limited - you will notice as you sit down in the sweet spot how things come into focus. I am currently trying to get a more layered depth to the image. I am waiting for an Aesthetix Romulus to arrive, replacing my PS Audio Directstream Sr. I did audition a Pass XA25, which did indeed provide the depth I was looking for, but there were other issues with it, so back to my Rowland 535. Like any dipole they need to be out in the room a considerable distance, mine are ~4 ft from the front wall. All in all, they are really satisfying speakers.
Spatial Audio Labs
I have owned the older Spatial audio labs design
I don’t see much on the Newer X3 and X5 models .
I heard them a few times at audio get together s several months ago
and being 97 db efficient, with power Bass below 90 HZ , the open baffle design seems to hav3 come a long way , the superb to my ears Beyma Tweeter-Midrange is very special in the designed-wave guide
and venting out the back from 1 khz - around 25 khz with Nothing in the Xover above 1 khz
I was very surprised only 2 capacitors and 1 inductor in the entire Xover . I heard them with the upgraded VH audio Odam capacitors . They sounded at least as good or better then any $15k + box
speaker . If anyone owns these, or has heard them in depth pleas3 share your experiences
I don’t see much on the Newer X3 and X5 models .
I heard them a few times at audio get together s several months ago
and being 97 db efficient, with power Bass below 90 HZ , the open baffle design seems to hav3 come a long way , the superb to my ears Beyma Tweeter-Midrange is very special in the designed-wave guide
and venting out the back from 1 khz - around 25 khz with Nothing in the Xover above 1 khz
I was very surprised only 2 capacitors and 1 inductor in the entire Xover . I heard them with the upgraded VH audio Odam capacitors . They sounded at least as good or better then any $15k + box
speaker . If anyone owns these, or has heard them in depth pleas3 share your experiences