I owned a pair of Extremas for almost 4 years. Despite the opinion within the previos post, I would not call this a minimonitor. The Extremas were a unique product at the time they first made their way to the US back in 1992. But in today's high end environment, I believe they are outclassed by many other speakers at their price point, including Sonus Faber's own Guarneri Homage.