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13 Scan-Speak 8545 woofers
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15 Before and after
16 The crossover network

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Speakers from the sewer

By Esben Beck
02 Mar 1997

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What more can I say? The speakers turned out to be my best project so far, and the sound can be described as warm and laid-back with a remarkable deep and precise bass caused by the excellent Scan-Speak 8545s' characteristics, and a very present midrange due to the Seas G17RE-P's outstanding voice reproduction. The treble might seem a little bit "far away", not responding so well to the "air" and the room information on my recordings, but it does a good job, and it matches the rest of the sound characteristics of the speakers without being persistent to my ears.

Late last year, the speakers were upgraded. The midrange and tweeter were replaced with a Seas Excel W17EX-001 and a Dynaudio Esotec D260, resulting in an even more precise and pure midrange, also producing a much deeper and wider sound stage.

So, if you would like a pair of rigid, low-resonance speaker cabinets, I strongly recommend this concept.

Esben Beck

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