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Reviewed by:

docthemoose

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
May 11, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 1 of 3

Price Paid:  $800.00 from Listen Up!

Summary:
Refined, musical, detailed and polite. Clean, clean, clean from top to bottom. No complaints about musicality or accuracy. Because the 3's are acoustic suspension speakers (no bass port/hole), there are limitations: Inefficiency (they won't play very loud, especially in large rooms); the 3's have trouble filling rooms over 500 sq. ft. with sound.

Strengths:
Ridiculously musical and refined. No love hump in the mid-bass. Never a moment of listener fatigue. Haven't hear any bookshelf speaker, regardless of price, that provides as much bang for the buck as the 3's (when played within their limitations).

Weaknesses:
Inefficient; won't play loud, won't romp-n-stomp; best in rooms no larger than 500 sq. ft. and matched with receiver/amp stable into 4 ohm load and damping factor of 200 or greater. Not the widest soundstage; easy to assign sound to specific transducers. The gloss finish scratches and smudges was as little as a harsh look. A few compromises on parts quality.

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Burhoe, Linn, MIrage, Energy, MB Quart, Celestion.


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Reviewed by:

Pencilsmasher

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
June 11, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 2 of 3

Price Paid:  $875.00 from Main & matrix

Summary:

A friend who is a Home Automation guy told me about these speakers. To be honest, I didn't like the looks of them from their website. So I was pretty surprised when I saw them in person. They are the nicest looking bookshelf speaker I've ever seen. Nothing is close.

Then we plugged them in. Amazing. We listened without a sub, and I had to go put my hand in front of the sub just to make sure. You definitely don't need a sub with these guys.

The mids are probably the greatest strength of these speakers. Everything seems so lovely that you're just dying to hear everything. No harshness, just liquid smooth, effortless sound.

The highs are also good, the imaging is decent (not killer) but overall, they are the best bookshelf speaker I've heard. I bought them on the spot and am very happy I did.

I recommend you go give them a listen. They are a diamond in the rough.

Strengths:

Looks
Build
Bass + Midrange
Remarkably listenable

Weaknesses:

Imaging could be a bit better, but
I'm still breaking them in.

Similar Products Used:
B&W 603
B&W 500s
Axiom M22
various others


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Reviewed by:

hk29

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
June 13, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Review 3 of 3

Price Paid:  $549.00 from www.acousticsounddes

Summary:
Initial review: I have had these speakers for about a week. The speakers throw a wide soundstage; speaker disappear. They image the sounds well and are detailed. No major complaints given the price range. They do go down much lower than I expected which mates well with my definitive subwoofer. I'm using a Yamaha receive, sony SACD player, MIT T4 interconnects, and kimber 4tc speaker cables.

Strengths:
Wide sound stage, detail, base

Weaknesses:
large bookshelf (won't fit on standard speaker stands)

Similar Products Used:
Polk Audio LS90
Polk Audio LSi9
B&W 602.5 S3
Norh 9.0


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