I'm not a huge fan, they're ok - they look cool - but they're sort of boom 'n sizzle...
I remember hearing the Mani-2's at a hi-fi show, and Vince, the owner was demo-ing them. They were all about how much bass you could extract from a smallish cabinet - nothing about sounding natural (or "accurate"...).
Last year I stopped by a store and again, Vince was showing a pair of Element Embers - they had a better balance than his other speakers, but again, I wasn't drawn to them. But, Vince is a super nice guy, it was nice hanging with him...