I'm currently test driving the MRII564s with 288s. My space is longer than it is wide with windows and sliding doors right at the first reflection points, so a wide dispersion is not a selling point for me. I want as narrow as I can get. They seem to be working well. The problem I have found with large systems is it is very difficult to A/B the sound. These sound great...so did my Heathkits with 811s. These sound more "in your face", the 811/802Gs imaged better.

I have heard claims on this board and others that when making a small tweak in their Altec system people have claimed "it made a huge difference". I have not found that to be so...so far. On the audio quality continuum, most Altec gear is likely between 9 and 10 out of 10. Changing a horn from a 511 radial to a multi cell will likely result in a gain from 9.3 to 9.4. It's not a 3 to a 9. In my limited experience I have found nothing Altec sounds bad. It's all just different flavors of better. The room will affect the sound far more than a small change in component.

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