I sent them in for an upgrade. I am not far from them so it was the way to go.
I don’t listen super load, more into moderate levels as I enjoy details over blowing out my ear drums. Thus about 18 inches works for me.
The upgrade improved everything I enjoy about his speakers. They are very accurate and simply put forth the source sound. You can listen and feel like you are are almost live in a Bitter End like setting. A lot of speakers emphasize their own build and bring a character to the music. I think speakers should play what’s on the album and his does just that. Pre amps should not need tone controls and speakers should not be built with tone biases.

