They're not that bad! Yes, they're soft and warm and woolly thanks to the 3" cone "tweeter" but i can think of many far less pleasant ways to listen to music.
As an aside, the best I've heard a pair sound was on the end of a Marconi 'Unit 4' receiver. The matching Marconi speakers were just a big oval full-range driver in a box, so the receiver was obviously tuned to match this as it is all bass and treble and not much midrange. However, the Leaks are all warm middle and not much at the top or bottom. Put them together and they worked remarkably well!