People saying much better with a column aren’t considering things like travelling with them. The column is awkward compared to the nice compact and more robust s1 pros. I can take an s1 pro on a flight as carry on - I can’t do that with a column
I have both. The s1s throw further than the column arrays. So for long distance, the s1s are better. But you are right. The column arrays are more practical and sound fantastic.