I listen to a pair of WB Curves and I absolutely love them. The word that comes to mind that describes these speakers is neutral. There is no added sparkle, bloom, smear, veil, etc...I think because of this, they tend to be a little underwhelming at first. The manual states that it takes roughly 70-80 hours of breakin time. I disagree. It's more like 150-200 hours. Once broken in, though, you are rewarded with fantastic imaging and resolution without sounding bright, large believable sound stage, very accurate timbre/ voice reproduction, and solid bass down to about 35 Hz. This is achieved in a relatively small (but heavy) package. The other thing I'm most impressed with is the build quality. Absolutely first class. There was a very positive review on the WB ACTS in Stereophile last month. The Curves come very close to the ACTS but costs much less. People have commented on the lack of bass these speakers produce. I don't listen to electronica, rap, etc., but I did pull out some Kodo CDs last night. The Taiko drums sounded very believable. I'm sorry I can't comment on the Kharma's ( I'm even more sorry I can't afford them. ) Other speakers I have heard before the Curves: entire B&W N line, Dynaudio Contour Line, Special 25's, JM Labs Beryllium stuff, Egglestonworks Fontaines, Martin Logans, Proac 2.5s, Von Schweikert VR2's, VR4JR's, Sonus Faber Cremonas, the list is endless.
