My speaker, already 7 years old but still doing great, this speaker produces a wide and deep soundstage, clean and clear midrange, obviously deep bass is missing but I don't really care, my room is too small for a big speaker anyway. The stands are made by Empire ( German I believe ) and are filled with sand. The speakers are bi-wired using Qed Silver Anniversary. The speakers are 40cm from the back wall, 3 metres apart and toed in toward the listening seat.