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Old 01-27-2013, 04:34 PM
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Jeff...make sure you reinforce your floor joists and cut a deal with the local utility for the few months you will have those bad boys in for review
Floor is a 13" concrete slab, so no problems there. And who said they're going back to Pass? They just might be staying...

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Just found out we should have a pair of XS300s here by mid Feb. I'm told the shipping weight is just over a thousand pounds!

Should be fun. We'll have pics as they arrive.

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Floor is a 13" concrete slab, so no problems there. And who said they're going back to Pass? They just might be staying...

Now that's what I call a home improvement
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Old 01-27-2013, 09:57 PM
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Looking forward to your great review.
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Too large for my taste even if they they sound as amazing as I am sure they will.
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Too large for my taste even if they they sound as amazing as I am sure they will.
That's funny, from someone with such big speakers! But I can see where the XS might not fit into a living room situation...

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I can't wait for this review! I know it won't make out it in time but I have until the end of this month to get full credit on my amps towards an XS upgrade...hope you can drop us a few initial impressions as your forming your thoughts on these babies Jeff!

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The question for me is just how much better are they over the XA series. Three times as good? I bet they sound phenomenal.

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Old 02-16-2013, 10:04 PM
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The question for me is just how much better are they over the XA series. Three times as good? I bet they sound phenomenal.

Mike
Simply put, there is no contest.
Do you want to spend $85,000 to get there? That's the question.
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Old 02-16-2013, 10:37 PM
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Simply put, there is no contest.
Do you want to spend $85,000 to get there? That's the question.
Do you own the XS amps or have you heard them? I'm curious. Yeah, at $85k there is some stiff competition. You are pretty much into the best of the best category. Even a used pair of DartZeel 458's start to come into vision. My issue (besides the $85k) would be the heat!
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