I own these speakers (with Musical fidelity m3si +2Qute Dac) - After enjoying for last few years , i can say that for my tastes, these speakers need to be positioned a little away from walls and slightly angled to form a listening triangle. there is another comment earlier that avoid position above ear levels, that also is a good advice with these speakers and matches my listening experience. ideally stand mounted- focal stands with these speakers are not cheap but look stunning, speaker in gloss black of course. I know there is a mention earlier of bass- i find bass not overwhelming but rather mellow but it is present to my ears. these speakers do not sound nice in smaller rooms. you need room size of around 15 squared meters both in my experience as well per focal documentation i read somewhere a while ago. with a decent amp , these speakers sound bigger than typical bookshelf speaker. when you add everything - we get an awesome sounding speaker with matching looks at a reasonable price point from a western company with a made in Europe product and what appears with good quality controls.