Whilst in Lincoln over the weekend, had a listen to a pair of these. Have to say that I thought they walked all over not only the equivalently priced Proac stand mounts, but also the Proac benemoths that were standing around. Yes, the AE1s are just a little unnaturally bright, and had a slightly bump in the bass, excluding that, they were ace, with no cabinet colouration, producing a very vivid picture. Having said all of that, on Sunday I bought myself a pair of s/h Impulse Taus speakers, which make virtually every other speaker I've ever heard sound naff by comparison.