Mr Gove told the Commons the changes would introduce a "more balanced and meaningful" system which would give a wider view of performance.

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The free-floating tweeter is outside the speaker box, meaning sound radiates in all directions to give a deeper, wider sound impression, similar to the tones you would hear during a live performance or in a recording studio.

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"If you could actually give me a performance review this year, that would be splendid, " she asks in her imaginary wish list.

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Still, despite not knowing much, we wanted to give you a look at this device anyway because we thought it would be a good opportunity to give you some early impressions of the performance.

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