I understand what some posters say about the magic of the de Capo's direct connection to the amplifier without a crossover. I remember a similar experience with a small Epos standmount at a dealer's house many years ago. The small speaker, whose woofer was also directly connected to the amplifier, easily destroyed my almost three times more expensive speaker. It was clearly natural, realistic sound vs hi-fi. Confirming what was evident, the dealer's wife, in another room of the house, said: from here that sounds like live music!
