There are three tower speakers in the new line, the , , and .

The choice between these three will depend on the size of your room and budget. What is great about all three is that the midrange and treble sounds virtually identical on all of them, but there are some big differences in the bottom end output.

The R11 Meta, at a whopping 80 pounds per speaker is a beast! The 4 6 ½” woofers give it much more bottom end, but it does come at a price of needing careful set up. These will interact with the room a lot more than the R7 Meta, meaning you will need some space around them if you really want to hear what they are capable of. We see these being used in a large family room or bonus room. You would certainly not want to try them in a 10’ by 12’ office as they would just overpower the room.

One of the first speakers in this line we got in to check out was the R11. The first cut we tried from Crosby Nash is one we use a lot, called Lay Me Down. When the system is right, this track has a huge soundstage with a liquid midrange. The R11 blew us away with the size of the soundstage, the dynamics it could portray, and how neutral and revealing they were. After hearing these, we felt like they should call this new line Reference Lite!