I also recall the overall contour is very similar to the HDI-1600. Ironically, that speaker is a little cleaner, but I preferred this one. I actually think I read somewhere that the dip at 1.8khz is on purpose? Something about it making the highs sound clearer without actually making it...
Revel M16 has the same bump, as does the JBL HDI-1600, 4309, etc. Will EQ it down with a sub though. Anyway, my partner is much less picky about speaker aesthetics than I am. I did consider ascend acoustics for this purchase but: I wanted tokeep the budget at a max of...