Finally I've borrowed some. They sound good in shows. Here they are far and away the best speakers I've ever heard. Effortless scale and dynamics - they go phenomenally loud if you want but also sound fantastic quiet - not easy to pull off. With room to breathe they integrate and image superbly. The bass is taut, deep, extended and fast. I've heard rumblings that the bass doesn't always time - heard it myself a bit in a Heathrow hotel bedroom - not here! There is no overhnag at all, cabinet construction sees to that - and they go low, really low! The overall balance in my large concrete box is slightly forward in the treble - just the sound I want and makes for great detail. So far I've not heard any type of music they don't relish - Ozrics, big orchestral, chamber, solo piano, acoustic guitar, Ricky Lee Jones. Hell, they even made Joss Stone sound superb. I can't really find fault of any kind. They are super fast but its a fast that the music demands not something forced. Its almost equally difficult to single out strengths but the bottom end is truly special. Alex