I was pretty surprised when I saw the first set, and I must admit a little disappointed too. I've always liked the look and sound of Anthony's designs, and in a way feel like he's sold out. But this is his business, not his hobby, and you've got to give customers what they want if you want to stay in business. For what it's worth, when I'd first seen/heard his first box, we were a/b-ing with some Totem Rainmakers and the Classico was far superior. The sound from the Classico was both more nuanced and more full than that of the Rainmaker. This was an early Classico II, a stand-mount/book-shelf design with one Mid-Woofer and a CDT.
Blurred out in the image are a Totem Rainmaker on the Left and IIRC a Paradigm of some sort on the right