I really can't help that they look a bit low rent given the price.
It's the cabinet that gets me.
It looks a bit like someone took a PC tower case and slapped some drivers on the front and some plywood on the sides.
I have to wonder about how resonance proof it is.
A large contrast to the curved bullet shapes that seem the consensus amongst high end 2-ways these days.
Also, while I appreciate the desire of the 8C to address room nodes via its built-in DSP and extra woofers, I wonder if it's really a better architecture than a really, really good 2-way plus 2 subs with 12"+ woofers (which can often be had for similar price)?