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[JennAir]

If I get a chance, I will check it out this week and let you know. Do you think that is the best of the Eva recordings?

Of the three that I have I like it the best. It's unreleased material that was compiled after her death. Even if you're not impressed with the production I'm betting you'll love the songs.

some things i don't understand about the alegria lings:

1. what exactly is a "supertweeter?"
2. how is it possible to get big sound or bass out of such a relatively small enclosure?

i was reading a review here, and the author says this:



remarkable impression of floorstanders at 12" high? "overpowering" bass performance that was positively "room-rattling?" shaking fillings loose with a 4.5" driver? i don't doubt these are probably good sounding speakers, but do those claims seem a little bit excessive? or is there something unique about the speaker design i don't understand?

I'm not sure what classifies a tweeter as a supertweeter but I'm guessing it's those with response well beyond the typical 20kHz reference. This is the tweeter in the Lings.
http://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/speaker_comp/pdf/ft207d.pdf
I think what makes the Lings special is the mid-woofer. The first time I heard them I couldn't believe it was a 4.5" driver. I wouldn't compare them to a 12" woofer but it definitely sounds a lot bigger than it is. Their website has a short explanation of the technology.
http://www.us.alegriaaudio.com/XBL^2Notes.htm

 

[JennAir]

Just for grins I typed "XBL^2" in Google and found this.
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_13_1/hsu-vtf-3-ho-subwoofer-3-2006-part-1.html

 

[ggunnell]

I recently replaced some older 6 1/2 two ways with B&W 601's and have been very pleased. Very musical, better midrange and imaging than the x-ls's which I also tried (and which cost about half as much). The B&W's front ported design and about 9" depth including terminals make actual shelf use possible.