I'll just tell you about two of 'em now. Item one is the Athena ATLS300 floorstanding speaker. Athena was the HT speaker division of Canada's Audio Products International (API), also parent of Mirage and Energy speakers. Klipsch bought API a few years ago and is dismantling parts of it, including closing down the Athena division. Audio Advisor seems to be handling the last few bits with Athena nameplates. This one looks too good to pass up if you want a nice floor-standing entry-level speaker for next to nothing:
List price $500/pair for $199.98 here. Bass extension down into the 35 Hz region, 90 dB efficiency (good!) and 250w power handling.
Second, Klipsch is dismantling the high end speakers from Mirage (my favorite--I own 11 Mirage speakers) and closing them out via Vann's. They are blowing out the very speakers that have anchored my analog-based 2-channel system for the last two years (and I LOVE these speakers), the Mirage OMD-15, available in gloss piano black or rosewood:
These speakers originally listed at $2500/pair and were very competitive there. I've upgraded my electronics and cabling to get a better sense of the resolving power of these speakers. They are omnidirectional and energize a room much the same way that live singers and musicians do, with a resulting truth-in-timbre you don't often hear from speakers. They're an easy load for most amps, but are also bi-wireable and bi-ampable if you wish, and also have a 250 watt handling capacity. Vann's is currently closing them out at $1K/pair, but occasionally they dip down to $800/pair.
These are fantastic speakers that are competitive up to around $4K. They have a very transparent midrange, extended and airy highs without being edgy or hashy sounding, and strong bass down to around 35 Hz. They should be placed a couple feet out from the wall behind them for better imaging and tonal balance. Those woofers you see are only 5.5" in diameter, yet the bass is extended and strong. The small diaphragms make for fast, tight bass like you've probably never heard in home audio.
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I'll just tell you about two of 'em now. Item one is the Athena ATLS300 floorstanding speaker. Athena was the HT speaker division of Canada's Audio Products International (API), also parent of Mirage and Energy speakers. Klipsch bought API a few years ago and is dismantling parts of it, including closing down the Athena division. Audio Advisor seems to be handling the last few bits with Athena nameplates. This one looks too good to pass up if you want a nice floor-standing entry-level speaker for next to nothing:
List price $500/pair for $199.98 here. Bass extension down into the 35 Hz region, 90 dB efficiency (good!) and 250w power handling.
Second, Klipsch is dismantling the high end speakers from Mirage (my favorite--I own 11 Mirage speakers) and closing them out via Vann's. They are blowing out the very speakers that have anchored my analog-based 2-channel system for the last two years (and I LOVE these speakers), the Mirage OMD-15, available in gloss piano black or rosewood:
These speakers originally listed at $2500/pair and were very competitive there. I've upgraded my electronics and cabling to get a better sense of the resolving power of these speakers. They are omnidirectional and energize a room much the same way that live singers and musicians do, with a resulting truth-in-timbre you don't often hear from speakers. They're an easy load for most amps, but are also bi-wireable and bi-ampable if you wish, and also have a 250 watt handling capacity. Vann's is currently closing them out at $1K/pair, but occasionally they dip down to $800/pair.
These are fantastic speakers that are competitive up to around $4K. They have a very transparent midrange, extended and airy highs without being edgy or hashy sounding, and strong bass down to around 35 Hz. They should be placed a couple feet out from the wall behind them for better imaging and tonal balance. Those woofers you see are only 5.5" in diameter, yet the bass is extended and strong. The small diaphragms make for fast, tight bass like you've probably never heard in home audio.
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