The RS3i looks like a really nice stand-mounted monitor—and it is—but it plays with a gusto that shames some floorstanders. It has the most musically free-flowing, dynamically alive presentation of any speaker near its size I have ever heard. For all its expressiveness, it also manages not to sound overblown or fatiguing. The RS3i has plenty of tonal density and weight in the bass, so it does not come by its musical verve by hyping the presence region or some other aural trick. It won’t satisfy deep-bass hounds or power music lovers, but this speaker can, in its own right, boogie…or weep or soothe or inspire, according to the music program. RS3i strengths also include resolution of fine detail, overall coherency, and an expansive and layered soundscape. Per Gamut, some of the secret sauce lies in its steam-pressed, “static-curve,” real wood, multi-layered cabinet that has hardly any soft damping material inside. The RS3i also has a clever crossover design that takes into account both speakers’ combined output in a typical domestic listening setup, instead of following the more common single-speaker, on-axis, anechoic, one-meter measurements. A wonderful stand-mount.

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