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From: biesel@imp.UUCP (Heiner Biesel)
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Subject: Re: speaker recommendations <$2500
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Date: 14 Dec 90 13:37:51 GMT
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In article <8303@uwm.edu> spowers@BBN.COM (Stephen B Powers) writes:
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>I will be replacing my Dahlquist DQ-10s early next year and am looking for
>recommendations on what is worth listening to. I listened to the Vandersteen
>2cis, the Magnepan 2.6s, the Apogee ??s and some B&Ws last night. For my
>money, the Vandersteens and the Maggies appealed to me the most.

Give the JSE Infinite Slope speakers a listen. I've got a pair of the model
1, which I bought after listening to so me Thiels, Accustats, Polks and sundry others. The main claim to fame of these speakers is the *very* steep cutoff
slope of the crossovers (> 60 dB per octave). For a 5-way system this means 
that essentially only one speaker is active at any frequency, thus avoiding
distortions due to multiple sound sources. Be aware, though, that they are
fairly critical in regard to room placement and listening position. The stereo
image is best within a fairly small envelope. Sonic holography can greatly
improve upon this.

Regards,
       Heiner.

"Fortunately I keep my feathers numbered for just such an occasion."

                                              F. Leghorn