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The review

The review sample showed a rather important resonance in the 300-500 Hz area. The measured amplitude response on-axis is very similar to the one in Stereophile. Overall ranking was 91 points, exactly as much as for the Wilson Maxx two years later (Pioneer was reviewed in Dec. 2005), which costs 6 times more!!!

The reviewer apparently likes the Pioneer (sovereign imaging, bass with no signs of "grease", harmonically rich and with body, rocksolid, you don't hear that every day, dynamically restrained, even hot CDs sound acceptable, this speaker doesn't jump on you, the sphinx of rock smiles).

A reviewer collegue apparently did not like the Pioneer. However, this other reviewer was just busy reviewing a Focal with Be-tweeter, which, in reviewers' terms, was a very differen beast altogether, coffee with sugar vs coffee black, so to speak.

So it was just the opinions of two reviewers. The (cheaper) Focal got 96 points, btw.


Klaus


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