Processing: absolutely flawless, solid, precise.
Appearance: beautiful and despite the relatively large dimensions to fit very well in the living room (about 20 m²). By rounded edges and recessed bottom panel speakers act relaxed.
Now the most important criterion for me: the sound. At this point it is perhaps important to list other components of the overall system:
AV Receiver Yamaha RX-V 863 digitally operated via the HDMI input, so that the signal most of the "track" digital passes and only the portion receiver speaker remains analog. The source is an AMD graphics card that supports up to 192 kHz / 24-bit by also directs HD audio signals without digital processing. Speaker cables are "self-made" and are made of gold-plated hollow banana plugs and a litz wire cables (multiple of mutually insulated wires) mm² with a cross section of 3. Businesses are the speakers in bi-amping (low and high frequencies are amplified separately), so that each speaker is connected via 4 mm² Cable A 3 with the receiver.
So, the technology is already mentioned, now to the actual sound impressions. The first emotion of the speaker, fresh out of the box, plugged in, turned - breathtaking. With appropriate material sounds are so realistic given that the grin from his face long will not go away. It is important that the pictures are well done: first mp3 files, although they sound really good. In the same record in the CD format (44.1 kHz / 16 bit) is the sound more open and clean. If you still rises one stage and on DVD-Audio (96 kHz / 24 bit 2 to 6 channels and 192 kHz / 24 bit 2 channels) access, then unfolds the full potential of boxes: one perceives even more details than in CDs and is the original very closely. Bass, middle, treble - everything is balanced, not pushy and very clean play, even at high levels - and the speakers have really a lot of power (assuming the amplifier also). It forms a real stereo triangle: the voice of the singer (singer) "comes" from the middle of the two speakers, the instruments from the speakers come from itself, the location is very clean. As musical material Joe Cocker Norah Jones, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Eric Clapton, Metallica, Aerosmith, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Lara Fabian, Pink, Rolling Stones and others was used in the quality of 44.1 kHz / 16 bit to 96 kHz / 24 bit.
The stage is even somewhat wider than the distance between the boxes. Because the bass reflex port is directed downward, the boxes can be placed in the vicinity of the wall.
In small rooms you have to be careful, however, that it can come to strong resonances by the reflection of the direct sound from the walls, windows, floor. Since help absorbers and diffusers, carpets. However, I have in my untreated room even at moderately high levels, a very smooth playback with no buzz.
And last of all, the speakers for today's market price of about 1500 pairs, it is a bargain, because the sound is not worse than their successors Canton Vento 890.2 DC (2600 pairs), I also can test extensively.
Hope to help and not to have been too boring.
Regards
NM