Hales System II Signature

check out some of the threads on Speaker Asylum... If my memory serves me right these speakers are 89db efficient.
They weigh in at 181 lbs each, the front baffles are supposedly four inches thick and the sides are two inches thick. The drivers are two Dynaudio 17W7's in a D'Apploito config with an MB Quart titanium tweeter.Mine are finished in walnut, unsure if any other finishes were offered.

i had a pair years ago. i think they are damn good. i still have not figured out the muse deal yet. i tryed two of them one with the 2s one with sound labs. i had the cards and every thing. i feel the muse subs have one note bass. the hales need good tubes ,and the sound great. they might miss a little in the bottom but everything has some compromise.

Interesting post Kirk930, what speakers do you have now?
I am a little suprised that the Muse was not a big improvement. The 2's might sound good with the Carver sub, I will probably try this. What amps did you like with them?
I am currently using a Rowland model 8 which I really like, but others have told me that a tube amp would be better.
Odd thing, I feel that the 2's are actually a better speaker than hales came out with in his later models. Heard them all except the T8. Still this is just MHO.

I just got a pair of VTL 100 watt monoblocks and they are a definite improvement over the Classe DR15 amps I had been using. I know that the speakers are wired with Cardas Golden cross but I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences with cabling. I think a Carver sub is definitely in the works next up (the Muse is much more expensive and requires that darn personality card).

daveyf i have both jm lab utopias and soun lab a-3s.the rowland is my favorite solid state. i like the earlier 7s and the newer gear.when were the 8s made? i love tube research, but they are a little steep for most people. i would say inexpensive tubes ; maybe the bat vk-60. or cj 11a. the bat has more stomp.