I have gotten to hear them a couple of times and really liked them. To my ears, they lean towards more of a bottom-up sound - but with the rear tweeter I'm certain placement and room design will impact that. They're absolutely fantastic on smaller scale intimate music. I recall that they imaged really well, and the ribbon was not fatiguing. I liked them so much that I purchased their much smaller brothers the Violins which I kept for a few years.