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RE: Comparison between the LS50'& P3ESR? Thanks! .nt

If you're of the idea that you should hear drivers and not cabinets, newer is generally better. If you prefer things the old way, and you want to be able to feel the cabinet vibrating as the music is playing, speakers like Harbeth and DeVore may be for you. IMO the Monitor 40 is textbook on how not to design a speaker. Imaging on those is a disaster, thanks to a front baffle that's a kajillion feet wide.

One thing designers have learned in the last 30 years when trying to integrate large woofers is to either place them on the side, or use a two-piece design so that the mid and HF drivers can be placed in a much smaller cabinets. Monitors image better than large towers for a reason, and if you can make the top of your speaker behave like a small two-way, you can try to replicate that while still preserving full range response that is generally not possible with a two-way.

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