The one thing I've noticed about the Hertz speakers is they have a unique tonality to them. It's nothing bad or wrong, it's just different. A lot of European designed speakers seem to have that. It's almost like some European companies use a different reference than American or Asian designers do. I noticed it a lot when i used to sell a lot of home theater stuff, the British and Euro speakers just had a different sound. I've always thought the Hertz stuff sounds pretty good myself. I'm not quite drinking the kool-aid to the level that some people are, but they are very nice stuff!