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From: mhk%hq.ileaf.com.uucp@BBN.COM (Mark Kaepplein x1517)
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Subject: What speakers do I buy?
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Date: 25 Feb 91 13:36:55 GMT
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Has anyone heard the following speakers?

Clements RT7 Reference: Two-way (ribbon/dynamic) TL that Bert Whyte
liked a lot in Audio. So Clements gave him a pair, but do they sound
good?

San Francisco Sound Works: Three way system configured like a Watt/Puppy
with Dynaudio mid/high and an Eton woofer.

Dynaudio kits:
Taddeo Manitors:
Other kits from other speaker suppliers:

Infinity RS1b's: I've seen these in Audiomart for ~$2500, and
thats a lot of speakers for the money. One guy I talked to
says he modifies the ribbon drivers so they sound awesome. He also
claimed that with an Eagle on the woofers and a Carver Seven-t
on the panels, they really sing. I'm skeptical.

My current speakers are modified ProAc Studio 1's, and they're great
except I don't have much bass. I might be able to get a subwoofer to
integrate with them, but I doubt it. Detail, imaging, and dynamics
are wonderful and most important to me, but now I want bass.

I'd really like a pair of Avalon Ascent's, or even the Eclipses, but
I want to spend less than $2500. I'm very interested in used/kits/
unfinished/near-greats waiting to be modified speakers. I'm leaning
towards dynamic speakers for their dynamics - planars are a bit
boring. I also have biases for the Eton woofer and MB titanium
tweeter. That tweeter sounds great in my speakers, and most of
the speaker designers I've talked to think the Eton is the best
woofer they've heard. The combo works for Avalon.

I'm putting this out on the net because I want feedback from people
who have listened to non-run-of-the-mill speakers that I can go
read reviews of in any of the rags. I've heard the following and
am not interested: Apogee, Martin Logan, B&W, Magnaplaner, Thiel,
Vandersteen.

Thanks,
Mark