Speaker	Comparison Speaker	Describe the top end of the speaker	Describe the midrange of the speaker	Describe the bass response of the speaker	Describe the soundstage of the speaker	Describe the imaging of the speaker	Describe the dynamic range of the speaker
Dali	v Infinity	Lack of high end extension. No air. Rolled off.	Seal's voice recessed into the mix. Bloated midrange with lack of definition; muddy and boxy tonal midrange	Great bass extension on Seal "Crazy"; Slightly muddy lower midrange.	In one track it sounded much narrower than B, but later in "Toy Matinee" it was plenty wide.	Good imaging	Not a lot of dynamic resolution - everything kinda mushed all together
		Subdued highs; no air, but pleasing	Natural female vocals; when comparing further, the female vocals for Shelby Lynn sounded less natural (tad boxy/artificial) - just that they were so much better than B	Massive bass in Seal - very cool but slightly boomy; solid kick thump in "Happier Girl" (Wellville)	Wide soundstage	Better imaging	Subtleties poked through
		Pleasing hi-hat, crisp	Warm mid, more natural	Tight kick, warm, full bass	wide	More natural, detailed sound, nice placement	Wide range, conveyed full range of dobro,
	v Krix	Clear but sometimes a little too bright	Good presence	Tighter sounding	Larger area	Easy to place sounds	Larger presence with a good natural sound
		Muted highs	Smoother mid	Loose, a tad bloated	Wider stage	Vocals spread out – maybe too much	Limited range
		Not real sharp on some of the songs	Slightly reserved sounding in some songs	Lower bass response	Small	Centered focused	Felt like things where held back
	v Salk	Muted highs, no air	Muted female vocals, unnatural; accentuated mid-bass which resulted in muddy overall sound; Everything sounded colored.	Great low frequency response. Tactile effect with Seal's Crazy (vocals more recessed) Thumpier mid-bass (kick).	Cluttered soundstage	Muddy and sloppy imaging	Reduced effect though it certainly goes low and plays loud. Too muddy to show off much.
		Flat sounding highs	Warm mid, cupped Shelby’s vocals a bit	Punchy bass, more of a full sound	Narrower stage	Vocals centered (Seal), more distinction in the imaging	Nice bottom, weaker highs
		not always real sharp, but most of the time it was pretty natural sounding	In some of the songs it seemed that the mids got lost in the mix but most of the time it was well balanced	Bass response slightly more reserved	Smaller stage	OK imaging	slightly reserved and almost muffled in some instances
Infinity	v Krix	More pronounced, unnatural	Boxy, recessed, compressed; Male vocal in Toy Matinee had am radio tonal quality; Lyle Lovett track intro sounded like it was being played over a guitar amp rather than live; way too much mid-bass	Some tactile bass response in Seal track; slightly muddy mid-bass; fuller, but not necessarily accurate-sounding	Very wide and full	Excellent imaging of toms in Toy Matinee track	Felt narrow
		Bordered on harsh, more of a crispy high	Some cupping on vocal, not as natural	Tighter bass	Tall & narrow	Not as broad, harder to place certain instruments	Unnatural tones
		Clear	Seems like  the mids get lost sometimes	Sometimes sounds a little muddled or not as clear	Smaller	OK	Sounds a little more contained
	v Dali	Less defined	Gets lost in the mix sometimes	Bass is a little muddled	Smaller or more focused sounding	not as defined	Seems kind of forced with some music, not as natural
		SHRILL	Harsh female vocals, compressed; fatiguing;	Low bass present, not boomy; kick disappears	One-dimensional, probably due to overbearing highs	Some imaging but barely; more or less folds	Narrow
		Not as focused, thin	More tinny mids, completely unnatural male vocal on Toy Matinee	Relaxed bass, boomy on Toy Matinee	narrow	Lousy imaging	Restrained, dobro sounded awful
	v Salk	crisp	Full sounding but with a little extra mid bass in some songs	heavier bass overall but not over the top	Large  - wider stage, But on some songs the vocals felt a little off center	Clear overall sound and more warm feeling	More natural sounding but sometimes a little bright on the top end
		Good upper mid clarity, but lacking any top-air.	Natural female vocals in "Happier Girl"; Recessed male vocals in Toy Matinee; Rougher female vocals, almost distorted; sounds like it's coming thru a PA system at times (male vocals)	Had slight upper end thump, but no real bass extension for Seal's "Crazy"	Thinner mix; vocals more easily anchored to center; just as placement-finicky as A. A thicker mix. (My guess is both speakers were on the right side of the room since anchoring got better when I moved)	Great imagine on Toy Matinee until the song got more involved, then it got muddy.	Good handling of subtleties and louder content simultaneously (Lyle Lovett tune) but compressed sounding overall
		Relaxed highs	Darker mid.  Tone on Shelby vocal not as natural	More of a kick (seal).  Nice, punchy bass (Happier Girl)	Wider stage.  Stage shifted higher with Toy Matinee.  Narrower stage on Shelby & Lyle vocal!	Cleaner sound, but did not image as well.  On Lyle Lovett vocal, I felt I could hear the speaker box.	More of a throaty sound
Krix	v Salk	Reserved highs.  Shaker sounds more authentic, tighter	Leaned towards a tinny sound	Fairly tight bass, very warm upper low end on dobro	Wider, more open.  Forward staging	Shaker placed more specifically in mix - more centered, focused	Wide range, but not a pleasing speaker for me
		Bright	Sounds like the mids get a lost between the the high and lows.	Feels like there is more bass, or at least it comes on heavier.	Feels more spread out.	Seems like certain sounds come across as very much in the foreground that should not be and the vocals did not sound center stage.	Sounds  like the top end is over emphasized.
		Crisp, but no "air"	Boxy, compressed sounding female vocals in Happier Girl; Forward. Male vocals in later track were recessed	Played only the upper part of the "subsonic" frequencies in Seal track	Dramatically narrower, recessed. Reverb-lade tracks almost collapsed	OK imaging, but when certain tracks came on that were more detailed in their instrumentation, this speaker tended to group everything closer together.	Narrowish bandwidth
	v Infinity	Shaker front and center, natural top end sibilance on Shelby Lynn	More natural male vocals;	Some tactile bass response in Seal track;	Fairly narrow	Narrower soundstage in Toy Matinee, the toms were closer together;	Sounds more dynamic, but partially due to lack of accentuated mid-bass frequencies
		More clarity, but relaxed highs	Cleaner mids, warmer	A tad muddy, but still warm	Wide & short	More natural, focused	Nice balanced range
		Clear	Good presence	Realistic	larger	Excellent	Very full sounding
	v Dali	crisper	more mid range definition	heavier bass	large	Feels more spread out	More natural sounding and full sounding
		Lots of top end, but brittle and fatiguing.	More pronounced vocals. Female vocals in Wellville's "Happier Girl" were somewhat brittle; Vocals much better than A, but too bright and harsh overall.	Anemic low frequency;	Really wide soundstage	Accurate imaging. Could easily place instruments in the soundstage.	Definitely dynamic - mostly leaning towards availability of high end detail compared to the thumpy mid-bass frequency
		Poor extension of highs, lack of definition	More pronounced mids – too much, too throaty	Sloppy bottom, poor definition, boomy	Narrow, cupped sounding stage	Poor vocal imaging on Seal, overall sound is condensed and feels contained	Range feels limited
Salk	v Krix	Clear	There is a better presence of the mid range.	Bass seems more balanced with the lows and highs.	Seems like the stage is tighter.	Sounds tighter with the vocals coming from the middle.	Sounds more even across the board without a focus on the highs and lows.
		Open high end, but not as tight.  Exaggerated sibilance on some songs	Natural midrange sound on vocal and guitar solo, warmer mid	Bass a bit loose for my taste, but still full	Stage sounded further back, less aggressive	Shaker placed wider in mix	I don’t feel this speaker has quite the overall impact of A
		More natural highs, less sibilance	More natural male vocals, came into the room	Played "subsonic" frequencies that most speakers don’t reproduce without a sub (more pronounced). Lots more authentic-sounding bass	Wider, more spacious and deep. Vocals stand out more into the room. Reverb-filled tracks poured into the room naturally and pleasingly.	More pinpointed, easier to track specific instruments and vocals	More dynamics
	v Dali	Clean and mostly clear	Showed pretty good definition most of the time	Clear bass	Larger with a wide stage sound	Great imaging	More crisp sounding over all and natural sounding
		Brighter highs, a bit crunchy, feels a tad artificial	Upper mids prevail, more open and airy	Thinner bass	Wider stage, bass sits further back in the mix	Weak imaging (Seal & Happier Girl)	Limited range
		Crisp high end, esp on female vocals like Happier Girl	Clean midrange. Superior response and detail to B. Natural sounding female vocals;	Great low frequency response. Tactile effect with Seal's Crazy (vocals more present and up front)	Cleaner soundstage; wide	Solid imaging. Could readily identify exact locations of sounds in Toy Matinee	Articulated dynamic range; subtleties in music poked through while low end and vocals played through
	v Infinity	Crispy shaker in Shelby tune	Less pronounced mid.  More pleasing with Shelby vocal.	A bit loose (seal).  Less definition (Happier Girl).  Bass seems to sit further back	Slighty narrower stage on Happier Girl & Toy Matinee, but widens on Shelby tune.	A bit cluttered at times, but still a decent overall vibe.  Sounded more “open” on Lyle Lovett tune.	Less pronounced bottom end
		Natural highs, but no high freq. air	Forward male vocals; reverb is lower-mid and more prominent, giving it more "hang-time" and making the mix sound somewhat "fuller". More natural female vocals	Good tactile, clear bass response during Seal's "Crazy"	If you are off-center it quickly pulls in that direction. WIDER. Cleaner	More clearly definable soundstage; remained clear even when more instrumentation kicked in;	Plenty of dynamic range;
		clear	More reserved	Lower bass	Smaller  and narrower presentation	More reserved	Slight muffled sound overall