I am trying to decide if my next speaker should be the RL3  or the HDT..Some professional reviews of the HDT would be of some value,MAYBE,   but I cant find any???

Hey Tim!  my room is a 15x20 living room, music is mostly acoustic, female singers: N jones- KD Lang -  etc.  LOTS of percussion  so quick, articulate bass is preferred over real deep stuff..  current amp is a P.P.  35 wpc EL 34  amp.  AM new to high eff>  but I know this is the direction to sonic satisfaction....will upgrade amp eventually to one of decwares offerings...thanks for any tips, MP

I would not say they shout.  They can be just a hair leaner (frequency balance a bit brighter) than some other speakers, and highly detailed for sure.  But the ones I had with the DFR8 drivers, Alternate tuning, and deflex panels behind the drivers, never sounded "shouty".  The older cabinet (no alt tuning) with the FE206EM drivers, especially without felting the phase plug, was a tad shouty and grainy/harsh.

Mated with a good, well integrated (read fast!) sub setup to pick up the low end, the new HDT incarnation sounds great.  Absolutely no shout or brightness...  and it's slightly bright presentation (without the sub) I think benefits its integration with the sub, resulting in flatter overall frequency balance.... well lets just say it sounds right.

I will say that they only lack a little in the lower mids area... say "fullness" of the mids.  But then no speaker is perfect is it?

Perhaps a "shout" is coming from other components in the chain?

YES, I agree, the viewpoints of current and previous owners are extreamly helpful... But i have seen cases where a 1.5  owner sold those to move to 3.0  for more of a good thing,  sometimes selling those for the single driver HDT looking for more speed or tighter bass or something....  I am just doing all I can to jump in at the right level.... By the way  STEVE D. are you out there?   I e-mailed you with a inquiry about the hdt and have not heard from you , I know your a busy man but,,,,,,