Do note that the fact that speakers in audio stores which sound a bit dull are often the most accurate ones! Many brands--Klipsch immediately comes to mind--have an intentional treble emphasis that sounds good at first but becomes tiresome really quickly. That makes speakers with a flatter frequency response sound dull and boring. I would not use the results of this one test to condemn the performance of the entire EVO line, especially the 3 ways. I have not heard them, so they might be just as bad as the 4.1 or worse, I'm just saying this review is not proof of that. It does mean that I now won't even consider buying the 4.2 unless Amir or Erin or some other reliable source tests it.