For $1500, I might want something better. The vertical is just awful. Don't stand up! Don't slouch! Make sure those speaker stands are widely adjustable!
I wouldn't be so dismissive on vertical.
1)Narrow vertical directivity minimizes vertical reflections. Unlike horizontal reflections, we know vertical reflections tend to be particularly detrimental to timbre. So barring a a coaxial, I'd imagine this a better approach than the typical dome. Some waveguides also try to make for narrower vertical dispersion than horizontal for this reason.
2) I wouldn't use the sierras in the nearfield, but at a seating distance of 10 feet, a 10 degree angle change is 1.8 feet in height. You have more than enough leeway for slouching and should be fine standing too. I'll certainly take the wider horizontal directivity over some consequences in the height department.
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