The speakers present in such a well balanced, even handed way, they match really well with the newer Yamaha amps that have the same, natural, neutral, open tone with no overemphasis in any frequency band. When u turn up the volume u just get more presence, more openness, they seem to just ‘get out of the way’.
If your recoding is say ‘audiophile’ grade, say a nice Dianna Krall recording, you get a sumptuous, tasty treat, that draws u in. If it’s some not as well recorded, but great sung, well written, nicely played swinging music u picked up on a ski road trip & seeing the band live in the local saloon, the music brings u right back to why u bought the thing in the first place, Fun! Like a King Cardinal cd I played thru a half dozen times a few nites ago.
The tweeter has a nice wide dispersion, the right amount of ‘bite & extension’, never harsh and importantly is at the perfect height for a seated listener. They seem very responsive to cables and upstream digital/analog feeds. I wish I had a couple subs around here, they don’t try to ‘do to much’ so there don’t seem to be any room interaction problems, no bloat or overhang, just speed and resolution. This is a 3 way that crosses over at 90k & 2200k, so the bass that is available from the two 5.25 lower drivers is fast and taught, if not quite as substantial as a couple of 8” or such, yet the whole seems woven more of a single cloth, voiced as a whole. The top mid, being the same driver as the two lower units u really don’t hear any ‘handoff’, nor any port noise...
