In looking at the tweeter, bottom woofer and the rounded edge of the speaker, I suspect they could have cut off about 2 inches off the height especially if the bottom woofer was cut straight across like the top of the tweeter.

One item I would have preferred is maybe a choice to have the ports in the back to give the speaker a cleaner look.

I'm slowly getting used to the size. I rewatched Thor Ragabunchoflaughs last night and then Dunkirk. Unfortunately Dunkirk barely had any dialogue.

The speaker is definitely better but still not sure if it's size more than makes up for the 150. I'll have to give it a few weeks of watching some movies to be sure.