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Brent said: Most of the focus with the R-220s is on the mids and treble, which are clear and largely uncolored. There is some bass -- and it’s precise, well-defined bass -- but it’s low in level relative to the rest of the sonic spectrum.

Read the SoundStage! Solo review.

The gist: Treble-heavy and bass-shy pretty well sums it up.