Yeah...Ian's design philosophy is you should get out what you put in. Nothing more and nothing less. I guess that results in this "transparent" bass that you are witnessing.

Andrew and Ian are doing some amazing things. I am glad to see that he finally has some good engineering talent. It was severely lacking in the past. A lot has been cleaned up and I do think that Ian can go to his grave (not anytime soon) knowing that he created something very unique in the industry on many fronts.

House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated