Advantages: very good sound, nice design, good weight and size, excellent value Disadvantages: vinyl finish, dust-collecting grill
I bought a pair of these speakers one year ago and they have been impressing me ever since. The price was a bargain at 320€ a pair in local shop.
The speakers are nicely designed, with curved sides. The front is covered by a black cloth grill, which tends to collect way too much dust. There are plinths attached to the bases of the cabinets and metal spikes are supplied. The speakers weigh around 25kg a piece, and measure around 25cm wide by 33cm ... ...the cabinet which is wood-grained vinyl and may dent and scratch easily. But the cabinet itselt if very sturdy and strong so this is a minor issue.
The speakers are a four-way design: there is a 25mm dome tweeter, 50mm dome midrange driver and two 200mm drivers with kevlar cone. The upper cone driver is placed in a sealed enclosureand covers the crucial mid/bass crossover from 150Hz to 1kHz. The lower bass driver takes over from 150Hz downwards. ...
matipp 06.01.2009
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