I know I'm late in this thread. I had a pr. of the Aero 2's and they have a wide sweetspot which for me, at my age is almost mandatory. They sounded very good to me for the price. Oh, the fake wood veneer is absolutely beautiful. I had read that they had a fake veneer but, when I set them up I had to really look close to confirm that the veneer was fake. That kind of veneer job should be investigated by many other maker's. It keeps costs down but the veneer is very, very good looking. The casual friend or relative would never know it isn't wood veneer.