And I must say this is a nice speaker. Without knowing what I was comparing this speaker to and how much the other speaker cost I must say I was totally blown away when I found out. For two hours I compared the above mentioned speakers with the Revel F50 floorstanders which retail for $7,500. While the Revels were a bit smoother and tighter it wasnt $5,300 better(if I was rich it would've been). The 100's had weight, air, and great midrange performance. They were not boxy at all. The midbass was a tad warm however. I wish the dealer would've had port plugs so I could've heard the speakers that way. I listened to the Studio 40's also. Those seemed too bright to me and a bit honky in the midrange and lacked weight. After many auditions of different speakers and then looking at the performance graphs I've come to the conclusion that I like speakers with slightly elevated bass and a slightly recessed midband. Believe it or not the new Paradigm Monitor 7's v3 sound pretty damned good too. I'll probably be purchasing the 100's as soon as I can bring ALL my classical music in for an audition