As I suspected from Jason's graph post above, the mid-range appears to be depressed on the Aperions. What this translates to is a more "laid back" sound. This means that the vocals will tend to sound like they are behind the plane of the speakers rather than in the plane or slightly in front.
Judging by the graphs, the Aperions will give you a "warmer" sound but it will be grossly inaccurate compared to the 80s and won't give you the large soundstage that the 80s will which extends well beyond the speaker boundaries with the right placement and the right recordings.
I prefer my sound to be more forward and correct. Warm and laid back is fine for background listening.
Lets us know what you think. I personally love my 80s and my wife, who is musically inclined but couldn't really care less about speakers, prefers them to all others that we've auditioned in blind testing.
