Also note: the tall SL also makes full use of the ‘line-source’ benefit … throwing sound naturally that will be heard in the kitchen easily. Point source sound loud close to the speaker (sorry if I am telling u something u already know)… and volume decreases quickly as you move away, and very much so with anything blocking the speaker source, but with SL even if you walk right up to the speaker, it is not loud and if you walk away, the volume is basically the same from almost anywhere in your room … even when something might be blocking the lower parts of the speaker because it is so tall… do I make sense?