A long time ago in a far distant galaxy I replaced 4 Fisher XP7 speakers and a mid level Marantz integrated (PM500 I think, I was long ago) with a pair of Acoustat 1100's and a Sumo Andromeda 2 amp.. Our first job after room placement was to re-pack the woofer boxes to tighten up the base. Then a bit of attention to room acoustics, cables and the like. They were great and could play loud enough to make your rock and roll ears bleed. Along the way I about 15 years ago I found another Sumo 2 digits away in serial number, built same day, same parts bins and now bi-amp, one amp a side, one channel to the woofer and the other to the panel. MOSFET amps and Sumos have a synergistic love affair going on when cabled right.
I audition components from time to tie... tube amps, different pre-amps, CD players, from my Audio Research LS 2B MKII (remote) and Sony XA 5400 ES, the pre is same time period of the same time period as the Acoustats, now undressed, the CD newer but still quite old in the digital world. The problem is everything I listen to in a system under about $175K or more sounds like garbage. You may be able to pry those Acoustats out of my hands but not while I'm still living. As far as I know there is a guy in Fort Lauderdale who still repairs and does mods to them. Mine are not going anywhere while still working.
I audition components from time to tie... tube amps, different pre-amps, CD players, from my Audio Research LS 2B MKII (remote) and Sony XA 5400 ES, the pre is same time period of the same time period as the Acoustats, now undressed, the CD newer but still quite old in the digital world. The problem is everything I listen to in a system under about $175K or more sounds like garbage. You may be able to pry those Acoustats out of my hands but not while I'm still living. As far as I know there is a guy in Fort Lauderdale who still repairs and does mods to them. Mine are not going anywhere while still working.