Right, they've arrived, setup and put through their paces.
They're a nice size, not too big and heavy, but certainly enough size and weight there to instil confidence that it's a quality produced product. Each speaker weighs about 7kg. I love their design. I think they look really smart and modern, and fit in well in a home environment, unlike, say, Rokit's, which can be garish with their lairy colour.
The DIP switch diagram on the back is handy for setup and tailoring the sound. I left both at neutral setting.
I'm no audio engineer. but to me, they sound sublime for the money. Bass is plentiful and well controlled. the front ports help if you are having them up against a wall. At loud volumes, you can really feel the air being pumped through the port. Very good for EDM fans. Treble is also very nice, easy to listen to and doesn't cause ear fatigue like some monitors do.
The soundstage is excellent too. A real experience. Listening to He's a Pirate, there's plenty of depth and so much going on, more than I have noticed before, but dealt with in a way whereby the music doesn't get lost or chaotic. something than I have struggled with when listening before on other equipment. The sound envelopes you nicely as well. It's a very polished performer indeed.
I think if I heard these without knowing the price, I'd say I was listening to monitors costing around £500-550 a pair. These cost me £282. If you're after a great set of monitors for a bedroom/project studio without breaking the bank, you can't go wrong with these. They're simply an amazing performer and ridiculous value for money.
There's one particular song that's so much quieter than the rest of the songs on the same album I had to increase it to 105dB! But it's terrible, it's popping and farting all over the place. I'll have to try and find a better version of it.
