Exactly Mark, direct radiating speakers can't provide the same experience as the orginal movie engineers intended. The Q's were designed to simulate multiple direct radiating speakers that are lined along the walls of cinema's, all in one speaker. Once a person gives them a test, they will realize how superior they perform to bookshelfs.

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