They sound super sweet with vocal music and when cranked up a bit they really rock too, producing a remarkably good amount of nicely controlled bass. The depth of bass extension is, compared to their big brothers slightly lacking, but in a smallish room and positioned not too far from the listener, they produce a very satisfying result. The boxes have good bass for their size, but overemphasized. Imaging was not good at all in that setup, very blurry. I would not buy them, there are better ones for the money.
Steps are very fun to listen to.
Good bass from a small speaker. One SC's which are more open and accurate in the mids to my ears and play with a but more solidity a higher levels. The ProAcs need good tubes and quality CD player. Anyway, the back to the Steps, great little speaker but not as good as the One Sc overall. Great image and sound stage, detailed and natural sounding, not as bright as Thiel and ProAc.