Yeah, what's confusing for me is that the Spatial's are OB, AND have "controlled directivity", I think, meant to minimize room interference. So on the one hand they are "spatial" and on the other minimize that spatiality.
All I know is that I ended up upgrading the crossovers which really opened up the sound, but still I can hear soundstaging differences with the hallographs, that for me can make or break the performance sense.
If these speakers are a keeper for you, I highly recommend upgrading the crossovers, good luck!