"All have the refined sound you expect from an English monitor."
"Refined" is an accurate and useful description for many high end audio components, in particular speakers, that come out of Britain I have found.
I'd toss DNM Reson ICs into that category as well. I use them to inject a bit of restraint and refinement into my system when called for.
I prefer to tweak my system towards the more subtle and refined sound when called for rather than make it inherent via the speaks.
Of course, as has been pointed out on person's "refined" may be anothers "boring" and vice versa so YMMV on any particular day even just depending on your own personal mood.
I also like wine analogies very much when discussing the various fine points of audio!
"Refined" is an accurate and useful description for many high end audio components, in particular speakers, that come out of Britain I have found.
I'd toss DNM Reson ICs into that category as well. I use them to inject a bit of restraint and refinement into my system when called for.
I prefer to tweak my system towards the more subtle and refined sound when called for rather than make it inherent via the speaks.
Of course, as has been pointed out on person's "refined" may be anothers "boring" and vice versa so YMMV on any particular day even just depending on your own personal mood.
I also like wine analogies very much when discussing the various fine points of audio!