Another curios discovery for me has been how nicely the F208 sound even near-field.
At the moment I have them stuffed into a very small (9' x 13') room, where I listen quite often within 3' of the speakers while working at a desk at the front of the room.
At this position the speakers' dispersion is such that they end up sounding as if I were wearing a pair of big headphones. Very nice! None of the other speakers that I have had in this room have approximated that.
Whereas they obviously flourish when being driven by my big 300wpc amp, they also sound very nice, albeit less gutsy while being powered by a modest amplifier like the old Hafler DH-220.
At the moment I have them stuffed into a very small (9' x 13') room, where I listen quite often within 3' of the speakers while working at a desk at the front of the room.
At this position the speakers' dispersion is such that they end up sounding as if I were wearing a pair of big headphones. Very nice! None of the other speakers that I have had in this room have approximated that.
Whereas they obviously flourish when being driven by my big 300wpc amp, they also sound very nice, albeit less gutsy while being powered by a modest amplifier like the old Hafler DH-220.