[JakeJ]

And to be fair I have never heard Avantgarde speakers.  Way, way out of my income league.

[G Georgopoulos]

This (summary) http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=9136
So not just 2 front channels and not just frontal/direct radiation from the front 2 channels, but indirect capability as well.
All, properly implemented, are capable of creating whatever one prefers.

cheers,

AJ

Thank you A.J. appreciated 

[FullRangeMan]

And to be fair I have never heard Avantgarde speakers.  Way, way out of my income league.

The owner told me the cones are not polypropylene plastic as other brands, it use a silicone compound, I noted the horn was unusually thick and had a very neutral sound.