FWIW... I road tested a pair of ML towers with the same folded ribbon tweeter a few years back. It very well could have been the environment they were in, the down streaming or the source... surprisingly I was not impressed. The highs never stood at attention they were slouched and had a veiled, sonic signature. I apologize for being a little negative... YRMV. Does that mean I would not take a chance of these small monitors today? Not at all. If I were in the market, I would look at them positively for a small unassuming secondary system.
I haven't heard them. Here's what the British publication "What Hi-Fi?" wrote about them:
"Moving up the frequency range, there’s a transparent midrange and a delicate but remarkably detailed treble. Voices are direct and emotionally engaging, and there’s a clear sense of texture to percussion.
Elsewhere, the soundstage is wide open – impressive for a smaller speaker – and instruments are precisely located."
I hear what you are saying about the source. I once walked past a big system playing at a Magnolia in Best Buy. High end Martin Logan planar speakers, all McIntosh front end, total system price north of $20K. They were streaming Spotify through it. Sounded lifeless.
