My Harmonic Precision Caravelles play beautifully at low volumes. Especially compared to the Revel M20s, I use to own. I do not have experience with other monitors at low volumes, but I can certainly say that my preferences listening to music at this later stage in my audiophoolish life (use to listen at ear bleed levels as a young audiophool) lean toward soft listening. I'm a big jazz man, and I find the Caravelles, top to bottom, articulate, tight, sweet on top, and as full as you can be, in the midrange, at low volumes. These speakers must use their dedicated stands to sound their best. They are pricey, with their dedicated stands, but they deliver in such an incredibly big way, that the $$ seem quite reasonable given the quality of sound. peace, warren
