after my ex stole my gear I had to start all over, took my Musical Fidelity and B&W speakers......my audio supplier, also a friend of mine gave me a set of a+e evo I for free with a Sony cd/receiver, after moving to New Zealand and using this speakers for 4 years finally got a new amp, a second hand musical fidelity b1, and oh boy did the evo aegis I come to live !!!!! excellent open little speaker works well on stands away from the wall, clear and crisp with a little lacking in the bass department but not surprising due to their size, again will not disappoint in a not to big a room, final word would like it's bigger brother but sadly not available in NZ