Ribbons will continue to be the 'bastard child' in the world of 'audiophilia' until they've 'been around enough' and been technically 'tweeked' enough to gain grudging acceptance that they outperform cones 'n domes. MHO.
Planars and 'stats, esp. the latter, have achieved that status to some extent. Until M/L figured out how to curve a 'stat to reduce 'beaming', we had to bolt down the chair to the 'sweet spot' to enjoy them.
Whatever....I don't pay much attention to reviewers. Nobody sends me speakers to listen to. And I suspect that if I didn't like them much and committed that to print across from their advert, that wouldn't go on for much longer, either.
Again....MHO. That and a buck will get me a crosstown bus ride.