These were a gift for my brother for Christmas. The intention was to start him off on a surround sound system. Over the next gift giving opportunities I'll add the remaining speakers. These speakers are starting as fronts for a 2.1 setup but will become great rears later on.
For his first impression, I had my brother close his eyes while I played a vocal jazz track for him. Halfway through I had him open his eyes and he was completely surprised. He told me that he had envisioned two large floor-standing speakers and two small speakers hanging in the top front corners.
I couldn't have been more happy with his description. That was exactly what I was going for. I wanted a full sound with a broad sound-stage from a relatively simple package.
They could be brighter. Maybe they will become more agile as they break in.