Wow, its a shame. One of my first high end systems that I heard at a home, and not a audio salon, was with there speakers that had the tall side firing woofers, I believe the NHT 2.2`s. My friend at the time powered them with a Krell KSA-100. A nice 2 channel system with good weighty bass response and clear midrange. I always thought there design philosophy was unique and different from everyone else.
I hope they return soon.

I agree with Greg. Lots of value and quality sound. I had read an interview with Chris Bryne where he talked about the desire to bring the active speaker system down to the mid market. The Xd systems were fantastic but he recognized how difficult they were to sell at the pricepoint given how damage the brand had suffered. I hope they use the quiet time to invent that solution. I would drool for a something that would compete with Genelec at a lower cost.