You can bet Infinity plans on selling a respectable number of $8000/pair <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/295/">Prelude MTS</A> speakers (reviewed in the May 2000 <I>Stereophile</I>) over this ambitious, full-range design's anticipated lifespan. But will the company make enough money to recoup the megabucks spent on researching, designing, and developing the all-new CMMD (Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragm) drivers, BASH (Bridge Amplifier Switching Hybrid) powered subwoofer, and RABOS (Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System) bass-equalization system? NOWAY (Never Over-Estimate What Acronyms Yield).

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

JBL speakers remind me of college.

Paul Kelly (pkell4@earthlink.net) recently sent me a most interesting e-mail titled "Cones, Stones, & Groans." I'll share it with you now, as I gave "Sean" (bigfoot1@corecomm.net) a chance to expound on cones and how they work under equipment in the February "Fine Tunes." After reading through all the "Fine Tunes" archived on the Stereophile website (I thank him for his positive remarks), Paul wrote: