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Old 05-20-2009, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jdandy View Post
The K2 series of JBL speakers was introdusce in 1989 to supercede the Everest. That year, the K2-S9500 received Stereo Sound magazine's Component of the Year award. It went into regular production in 1990 and was a success even with a price tag of over $30,000/pr. When you consider the current model KS S9900 at $44,650 a pair, and factor inflation, the K@ S9900's are far cheaper than the original design of 20 years ago.
Yes, and the S9900 is said to be a head and shoulders improvement over the S9800 and its predecessors.

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