Speaker Face-Off III: High End Bookshelves
Original Publish Date: Nov, 2002
You may be puzzled when you look at this Loudspeaker Face Off Review and notice that there are brands and models of Loudspeakers ranging drastically in price and size. There are reasons to our madness as to why we choose such a diverse range of Loudspeakers to review.
- These were the speakers available to us for the review.
- Most importantly, price and size don't always dictate quality.
So on with the Face Off we say, and bring on the amusic!
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Electronics & Accessories |
Description |
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Sony TA-E9000es |
Preamp/Processor Firmware Ver. 2.01 |
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Sherbourn 5/1500A |
200/300 watt x 5 Power Amplifier |
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Aragon Soundstage |
Preamp/Processor |
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Aragon 8008x3 |
200/400 watt /ch x 3 Power Amplifier |
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Aragon 8002 |
150/300 watt/ch x 2 Power Amplifier |
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Harman Kardon AVI 200mkii |
Integrated Pro-logic Amplifier |
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Sony CDP CA 8ES |
CD Changer |
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Harman Kardon FL8350 |
CD Changer |
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Apature OFC 12awg |
Speaker Cables |
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Monster Cable Z2 speaker wire |
Speaker Cables |
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Apature Interconnects |
RCA / Digital Interconnects |
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Velodyne SPL 800 |
8" 600watt Subwoofer |
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RBH Signature 1010-SEP |
Dual 10" Aluminum subwoofer with 350watt amp. |
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Speakers Tested |
Retail Price |
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Alon Napoleon (5 Napoleon Satellites and ThunderBolt Subwoofer) |
$3499/system |
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B&W DM602S1 |
$599/pair |
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Paradigm Studio 40v2 |
$1200/pair |
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RBH 61-LSE Limited Edition Signature Series |
$1795/pair |
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Monitor Audio GR-10 Gold Series |
$1495/pair |
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Axiom Audio M22ti |
$400/pair |
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Reviewers |
Background |
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Gene DellaSala (GDS) |
Electrical Engineer; Founder and Chief Technical Writer for Audioholics.com |
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Steve DellaSala |
Mechanical Engineer; Musician and Cofounder of Audioholics.com |
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Clint DeBoer |
Recording Engineer and Multimedia Developer |
Gene manages this organization, establishes relations with manufacturers and keeps Audioholics a well oiled machine. His goal is to educate about home theater and develop more standards in the industry to eliminate consumer confusion clouded by industry snake oil.
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