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They looked cool, with that spiraling doped dust cap and large surround, but god they were difficult to work with..
Description: Three-way, floorstanding loudspeaker system. Drivers: 1" aluminum-dome tweeter, two dualvoice-coil, Kevlar-cone, 6" midrange units, two long-throw, polypropylene-cone, 8" woofers. Frequency response: 25Hz25kHz, 3dB. Crossover points: 125Hz, 2kHz. Crossover type: 3rd-order, 18dB/octave. Bass loading: "critically damped, 4th-order tuned air column with modified Thiele/Small alignment." Impedance: 4 ohms nominal. Sensitivity: 90dB/W/m. Cabinet: "Stressed Monocoque Structure" using 1"-thick MDF panels and compression-loaded shelf braces.
Dimensions: 60" H by 24" W by 9" D (excluding base). Base: 27" W by 15" D. Weight: 156 lbs each.
Serial numbers of samples measured: M11007L/M21016R (dual ports); M11048L/M21048R (single port).
Price: $5995/pair (1993); no longer available (2014). Approximate number of dealers: 31 (1993).
Manufacturer: Counterpoint Electronic Systems, Inc., Vista, CA 92083 (1991); Clearfield Audio by Counterpoint, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (1993); company no longer in existence (1998 onward).
They looked cool, with that spiraling doped dust cap and large surround, but god they were difficult to work with..
It's amazing how close the designer's most recent, (non cost no object,) design stays to this one, after so much time.