The Celius was one of the speakers on my shortlist. I auditioned them against a Jean-Marie Reynaud model. The dealer didn't have the Reynaud speakers I was interested in so I listened to their least expensive monitor, the Twins which is about a thousand dollars less than the Celius. I spent about an hour and a half with each speaker, starting with the Twins. Both are outstanding speakers. The Twins have a warm sound (perhaps slightly colored)and amazingly given their dimunitive size, throw a huge soundstage with good bass slam. The Celius was more accurate and fast but didn't have as much bass response as I would have expected given it's size. The Twins made me want to just sit and listen to music all day long. I even went back to the Twins after listening to the Celius to confirm my feelings. I really wanted to like the Celius more because of the Sam Tellig review (Stereophile Class A)and almost bought them based on that alone, but I convinced myself to let my ears make the decision over my impulses, which has many times in the past caused me to purchase equipment only to resell it shortly thereafter. I wound up purchasing the Arpeggione floorstander model which is much like the Twin with 10Hz more bass. If you are looking for a truly accurate speaker with tight but not deep bass for $2K, I would highly recommend the Celius. The Reynauds just made me forget about the equipment and enjoy the music.
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