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Subject: Re: Speaker Info Request - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 12-Feb-84 04:54:11 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 12 04:54:11 1984
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smu!pedz    Feb 11 19:24:00 1984

I recommend Klipsh (I do not know exactly how to spell the name)
speakers.  I actually do not own a pair because they are too high
dollar for me.  Also, you must have a place to put them.  I am talking
about the Klipsh-Horn which is designed to be placed in the corner of
a room.  The are many, many benifits with these speakers.  First, the
frequency response is very broad and flat.  But more importantly is
the sound level output at a given power level input.  The Kipsh are
much more efficient than most other speakers.  A 50 watt tuner will 
easily blow you out of the room with these speakers.  
This means a lower volumn level on your
stereo, less chance of clipping and generally better sound.  
Also, less heat is built up.  A good test of a speaker is a sustained
power level which approaches the maximum that you will ever listen at.
Many speakers are not properly designed to disipate the heat.  The
speakers (speaker elements) become "hot" (above room temperature) and
thier characteristics change.  This changes the frequency response
curves greatly.  You must remember that many speaker cabinets are
built to let no air out or in.  This in turn causes heat to be kept
in.  While the power dissipated may only be a few watts, all of it is
stored up over a period of hours.  Power times time equals energy and
all that energy is just being stored up as heat inside the speaker
cabinet.
I believe that the $99,000 worth of electronic equipment is 
only there to make bad speakers sound better.  
Spend your money on speakers, and the electronics are all "good enough".