Quote Originally Posted by gearfreak View Post
Well, the 828 boxes do lack a good handle I guess. ;-)



Still kicking myself for going with the cheaper 813-C's, than the westlakes I last saw available for 2K/pair. BBSM12's iirc. Should'a forked out to try them.
Uuuuuuuugh, you know better now, that was pennies on the dollar of the msrp. Westlakes aren't just another speaker, they're truly something special. They support everything they've ever made ya know? BBSM-10's here, to say they're hi resolution would understate them. Biggest revelation in a loudspeaker for me personally since my first pair of big Altecs. They need a real amplifier to drive them as they go as low as 2.5 ohms, but they're still fairly efficient. As you know, the Westlake monitors are all nearly point source, imaging is almost unrealistically detailed with a huge, deep soundstage. They have fast attack Altec like dynamics, and you can listen to them at high spl's for a looooooooooooong time with zero listener fatigue. I abuse them and simultaneously heat the room with a Krell FPB, a perfect match IMO. If money were no object, i'd have as many pairs of Westlakes as Altecs, and i'd still be Altec shopping.

Apologies for the OT fellas...............