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In Reply to: RE: KEF, B&W, etc. posted by Triode_Kingdom on April 14, 2015 at 11:19:08:
No, they were not the III's. They were the 60'th Anniversary. Check the link I posted below for the info on them. They only made 200 pairs of these and retailed for $18,000.00 a pair if I remember right.We could not get rid of these speakers even at cost! I even made a framed sales add we placed on top of them explaining them and that we were basically selling them at cost.
My memory of them from when I was a kid was the same. I remember them being awesome! We had tried these in many rooms and in 2 different stores. We just could not find anyone to buy them. Don't believe we ever found anyone who preferred them over the B&W 800 series we had in the same rooms. Even at cost they just did not compare to the B&W's, like the 802D and later on the 802 Diamond's or even the 803 and 804's. They just sounded like big PA speakers you would find in a bar or concert.
One issue I believe we had is the size and the fact you need to have them in the corners. Also, you MUST have a tube amp on them. I just don't think we had the customer base for a speaker like that. Usually a customer that would look for or be interested in Klipschorns would be a completely different customer than a B&W customer.
I bet you they are still sitting in the store today.
Here is a link to them.
Edits: 04/14/15
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