Stand Loudspeaker Reviews

Description: Two-way, stand-mounted, reflex loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1.2" (29mm) ferrofluid-cooled soft-dome tweeter, 5.1" (130mm) Neoflex-cone woofer. Crossover frequency: 1.85kHz. Crossover slopes: fourth-order acoustic, quasi–all-pass. Frequency response: 50Hz–20kHz, ±2dB. Sensitivity: 81.5dB/2.83V/m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Minimal impedance: 6 ohms. Amplifier requirements: 50–100W.
Dimensions: 13.6" (340mm) H by 8.2" (205mm) W by 12.6" (315mm) D. Weight: 19.8 lbs (9kg) each.
Finish: walnut.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 1983 & 1984 (1992); 12491 & 12492 (1998).
Price: $2500/pair (1992); $2300/pair (1998); no longer available (2008). Matching stands cost $495/pair. Approximate number of US dealers: 20.
Manufacturer: Chario s.r.l. Via Bergamo, 44, 23807 Merate (LC), Italy. Web: www.chario.it. US distributor: Chario Loudspeakers, Jacksonville, FL 32206 (1998); US distributor: Koetsu USA, PO Box 1909, Carolina, PR 00984-1909. Tel/Fax: (787) 752-8688 (2008). Web: www.koetsuusa.com.