I keep reading this Thread over and over with each new post, thinking someone will point you towards
HSU's CCB-8s but no joy so far.
So here I am. I have 3 of these across the fronts in out Dolby Atmos set-up. For me, after almost 5 years of ownership, they are still fabulous. Every review I read, and I read every one I could find before purchasing and importing them into Canada, said they were outstanding. Some said they are performing well beyond double their cost!
Here's
James Larson's Review of Audioholics. The woofer speaker cones are now black. The originals were yellow which caused me pause before purchase, but now I look at them as a badge of honor. If I as looking around at speakers anywhere near their price point ($389 USD each) I'd choose them.
I have listened to them as a stereo pair, both with and without dual Subs, and they are enjoyable in any configuration I tried.
James Larson's conclusion was: "The CCB-8 speakers are the kind of addition to an audio setup that makes you want to re-listen to your music collection to see how it sounds on this new gear. Their holographic imaging is the best I have heard in my own room to date. It is eerie how precisely sounds seem to emanate from specific locations over the soundstage. It is not just center imaging either, which I have heard lots of speakers do well (although few do this as well as the CCB-8s); it is over the entire soundstage which the CCB-8s stretch out as a large swath extending well outside their physical locations. "
I couldn't have said it better.
PS => The only downside is they are sold out until July according to Aron of
Aron's Audio Corner who is looking to Test them with his Klippel's Nearfield Scanner!
