Hi Flo! Those NHT's aren't bad for boxes. I've heard some NHT 2.9's with that cabinet style. They did have a slanted front panel. When pointed straight ahead the front speakers were already "toed" in. They were boxes that didn't make me want to leave the room. They had very nice bass. I also have a buddie who has Super Zero's and a NHT subwoofer. Once again it was a sound that wasn't annoying. He paid $100 each for the Zero's. That $250 for the pair of 1.2's sounds like a good price.