Storm Chaser

112' (34.1 m) WESTPORT
LOA: Beam: Draft: Speed: Location: 112' (34.1 m) 23'10" (7.3 m) Min 5'7" (1.7 m) 22 knots / 25 knots Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States Year: Mfg-2002 Model-2002 Refit-2009 Mfg: WESTPORT Type: Motor Yacht Pilothouse Price: 6,295,000 USD
Chamberlain Yachts International 1535 S.E. 17th Street # 119 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316 United States Phone: 954-779-2666, Email: info@chamberlainyachts.com URL: http://www.chamberlainyachts.com

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Additional Specifications For Storm Chaser:
LOA: Mfg. Length: Beam: Draft: Hull Mtrl: Hull Cnfg.: Hull Designer: Deck Mtrl: Disp: Range: Int Designer: Ext Designer: Fuel Cap: Water Cap: Holding Tank: Flag: Classifications: Class Type: MCA: ISM: Location: 112' (34.1 m) 112' (34.1 m) 23'10" (7.3 m) Min 5'7" (1.7 m) Fiberglass Year: Mfg: Model: Type: Top: Speed: Engines: Mfg-2002 Model-2002 Refit-2009 WESTPORT Pilothouse Motor Yacht Pilothouse With Flybridge Hardtop 22 knots / 25 knots 2xMTU 16V2000TA 1800 HP , 4400hrs 4 Yes 6,295,000 USD
5500 g (20818 l) 1025 g (3880 l) Marshall Islands Unknown
Engines Year: Staterooms: Sleeps: Heads: Crew Quarters: Crew Berths: Captain Cabin: Price:
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Accommodations

****PRELIMINARY LISTING***** Many recent updates on STORM CHASER are not reflected in this listing. STORM CHASER sleeps 8 in 4 staterooms. The crew accommodations include 4 berths.
The Salon features formal dining with an olive ash burl veneered table base with oval " tempered glass top and eight dining chairs. The entertainment center/ buffet service includes a 42" plasma flat screen television with custom lift-up elevator. There is a walk-behind bar with refrigerator/ice maker and storage. Formica work counter and marble top. For the wine enthusiast there is a compact 50- bottle wine cooler. The powder room includes Headhunter Royal Flush toilet, mirrored overhead, vanity light, marble top with china sink. Ceiling light fixtures, marble tile flooring, wainscoting and new salon carpet. IPOD docking station with video capability.

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Master Stateroom
The Master Stateroom has a California King with innerspring mattress and upholstered headboard and overhead treatment, recess for lighting and two-drawer storage under. There is a Sony 32" TV, Sony SV71 VHS, Sony STR-DE 345 A/V receiver, Sony DVP-C670D 3 disc CD/DVD changer with Energy Take-5 Surround Sound speaker system. A digital safe is under the settee. The Master Head has two Headhunter Royal Flush toilets and a marble tile shower with Grohe thermostat and Grohe fixtures. IPOD docking station with video capability.

Forward Guest Stateroom

The forward guest stateroom has a queen berth with upholstered headboard and custom recess for lighting and four drawers below. Audio/Video includes a Sharp Aquos 20" LCD TV, a Sony STR-DE 135 A/V receiver, a Sony DVP- NS300B CD/DVD player with SpeakerCraft 6.1 speakers and a Playstation 2. The guest head includes a Headhunter Royal Flush toilet, Kohler Bolero stainless sink with Grohe Noblesse fixtures and a custom molded fiberglass shower with Euro-style frameless tempered glass door and Grohe fixtures. IPOD docking station with video capability.

Port Guest Stateroom

The port guest stateroom has a queen berth with innerspring mattress, upholstered headboard, custom recess for lighting and four-drawer storage under. The audio/video includes a Sharp Aquos 20" LCD TV, Sony STR-DE 135 A/V receiver, Sony DVP-NS800B CD/DVD player with SpeakerCraft 6.1 speakers and a Playstation 2. In the guest head is a Headhunter Royal flush toilet, Kohler Vintage #2240 sinks with Grohe Noblesse fixtures tempered glass doors with chrome latch and Grohe fixtures. IPOD docking station with video capability.

Starboard Guest Stateroom
The starboard guest stateroom has twin berths with innerspring mattress and upholstered headboard, custom recess for lightning and two-drawer storage under. Audio/video includes a Sharp Aquos 20" LCD TV, Sony STR-DE 135 A/V receiver, Sony DVP-NS300B CD/DVD player with SpeakerCraft 6.1 speakers and a Playstation 2. The guest head has a Hunter Royal Flush toilet, custom-molded fiberglass shower with Euro-style frameless tempered glass doors with chrome latch and Grohe fixtures and Kohler Vintage #2240 sinks with Grohe Noblesse fixtures. IPOD docking station with video capability.

Guest Foyer

The mid guest foyer has a marble tile floors, marble console with marble shelf, bronze wall mirror and an overhead mirror with custom overhead console.

Galley

Kitchen Aid 48' KSSS48MDX refrigerator/freezer Broan 1050 SS trash compactor Insta Hot Franke Little Butler LB280 Asko D1996-S Dishwasher

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Jenn-Air JED7430 grill GE JVM1190SY microwave Dacor 30" convection oven CPS130 Gaggia coffee/expresso machine 20" LCD flat screen television IPOD docking station with video capability Custom galley pantry with slide out shelves Custom door between galley and salon Additional refrigerator (custom storage area beneath pilothouse)
Captain's and Crew Quarters
The Captain has a full-size berth, Sharp 15" LCD TV, Pioneer DEH-3300 AM/FM CD player with SpeakerCraft 6.1 speakers. The crew quarters have three twin berths. The crew lounge includes upholstered settee, built-in Sub Zero 249RP refrigerator, GE microwave, Cameo white Corian table, Sharp Aquos 20" LCD TV and Pioneer DEH 3300 AM/FM/CD stereo with SpeakerCraft 6.1 speakers. IPOD docking station with video capability.

Crew Lounge

Subzero 249RP refrigerator (2) GE FUMSSARWH freezers GE JES5ZOBW microwave

Laundry Room

Miele dryer T1526 Miele washer T1926 GE washer WSXH208VWW GE dryer DSXH43EVWW
Bottom: Two layers of anti-blister epoxy and two coats of Micron 44 black bottom paint. Paint: Awlgrip two part high gloss polyurethane Insulation: The hull is cored with PVC foam which serves as insulation. The house is also cored with various materials which provide insulation. Overhead surfaces have 3M Thinsulate insulation for both thermal and acoustic properties. The engine room includes a combination of fiberglass and barrier materials with perforated, white powder-coated aluminum liner on ceiling, forward and aft bulkhead.

Deck Equipment

Deck Equipment (2) Fortress anchors (FX 55 & FX 125) Anchor chain: 250 ft. port / 300 ft. starboard (2) Maxwell 4500 anchor windlass systems (2) Maxwell 220 (swim step) deck capstans Nautical Structures CEZ-200 Ex boat crane and davits Freshwater washdown with quick disconnects on foredeck, boat deck and aft deck

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Manual Marquipt passerelle 6' manual Sea Steps accommodation ladder 12' manual aluminum stern boarding gangway Swimming platform: (2) fighting chairs Hot and cold water shower in port locker on swim step Electric barbecue on flybridge Jacuzzi on flybridge Kahlenberg T2-figure 372 air horn Pioneer 40" 4:3 gas plasma display TV on aft deck One custom stainless steel Poole style 350 lb. anchor with anchor plate (bow) Anchor chain wash-down system (bow) (2) VWC 6000# Maxwell hydraulic winches with band brakes (dual chair wheel) and devil's claws (bow) (2) Maxwell 2500# 24V DC Capstans (stern) stern camera Towing lights
Audio And Visual Equipment
42" plasma flat-screen television Sony SLV N71 VCR Denon AVR-3801 A/V receiver Sony DV-Cdisc CD/DVD changer Energy Take-5 surround sound speaker system IPOD docking stations with video capability

Electrical System

Shore power: 220V/single phase/60 Hz Output: 240V/single phase/60 Hz Generator: 12V starting generator Batteries: Main engine starting: 24V Search Light: (1) ACL-RCL-100 searchlight on mast w/dual controls Pilothouse Alarm Status Panel: Westport proprietary vessel information and control (VIC) system displayed on 15" CRT Monitor in Pilothouse and 3" LCD Panelview touch pad at starboard entry and crew galley/lounge
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Cellular phone system:(2) Cingular Televox TriMode Icom SSB M710-22 RT Icom fixed VHF IC-127 (pilothouse, flybridge and tender) Standard Horizon handheld VHF HX2605 All new 20" electronic display screens in pilothouse Raytheon Ray 53 DSC on tender Compaq Ship's computer Hewlett Packard C6180 Phonesmart printer/fax/scanner

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Furuno Telefax FAX-207 Panasonic KX-T7230 16-station telephone system with 10 programmable phones (18) jack locations, midship shore inlet with 100' combo CATV/telephone shore cord Mini-m KVH TracPhone 25 Satcom Sea Tel 2494 satellite TV system with dual Sony satellite receivers One Furuno 1510MK3 and one Furuno 7112 with Furuno FMD811 repeater to flybridge Simrad AP20 automatic pilot Nobeltec Admiral electronic navigation (east coast, Bahamas, Caribbean maps) Furuno NX-500 weather fax B & G HS2000 wind and speed indicator Northstar GPS 6000 with charts (pilothouse) and Northstar 941 (flybridge) Furuno FCV-582L Standard Horizon DS150 depth sounder Northern Airborne Technology NA-S1510 G.P.I.R.B. V-SAT 1000 MBP'S Wi-fi throughout vessel CCTV (3) cameras (engine room, flybridge, aft deck)

Engine /Mechanical Equipment
Main engines: (2) 16 V 2000TA MTU - 1800 hp each Approximately 4400 hours Drive: Michigan 48 x 49 5-blade propellers Air conditioning: 15-ton chilled water system with air handlers in salon, pilothouse, galley and all staterooms Generators: One 50 KW 1200 RPM and one 65 KW 1800 RPM Northern Lights with hydro-elastic double mounts, sound shields, water lift mufflers, exhaust/water separator cyclones and water temperature, oil pressure and hour meters installed on main distribution panel in crew quarters. Both generators have remote start/stop in pilothouse. Gas tank: 100-gallon gas tank under hatch on swimstep, includes air pump and hose
Safety And Fire Protection
(3) cameras - engine room, aft deck and flybridge Pilothouse monitors Door alarms Elbex hi-resolution color camera system (with fixed camera on the aft deck full pan zoom tilt camera in the engine room) (14) heat detectors (5 crew, 4 staterooms, 3 main deck, 2 pilothouse) (13) smoke detectors (5 crew, 4 staterooms, 3 main deck, 2 pilothouse) Fixed CO2 system in engine room Fixed Halon system in control panel (crew lounge) (13) fire extinguishers

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(1) 10-man Zodiac life raft (2) life rings

Additional Equipment

Twin disc gearboxes (2) Sea Recovery SRC 1200 watermakers Two 220V AC pumps and one 24V DC backup pressure pump with tank freshwater system Four-inch 22 H.S. shafts Cast urethane foil-shape rudders with stainless stocks; 7.6 square feet 120 U.S. gallon hot water heater Jastram power steering system with dual engine-driven pumps 60 gallon lube oil tank with deck fill, fill spigot and drain spigot 50 gallon lube oil waste tank with portable extraction pump with quick disconnects on pump and all engines Wesmar 16" 40 HP hydraulic bow thruster with four-station controls Naiad model #353 stabilizers with 9 sq. ft. fins Dive compressor

Remarks

Recent refit including new fabrics, new salon carpeting, deck cushions, new icemaker on aft deck bar, custom door added between galley/main salon and custom electric hi-low teak tables on flybridge and aft deck. W-4 engine service completed January 2008.

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Dining Room

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Dining

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Day Head

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Pilothouse

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Port Companionway

Port Companionway Floor Detail

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Lower Foyer

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Master Bathroom

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Lower Foyer view into guest staterooms

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Flybridge

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Sun Pad and Jacuzzi

Bow Seating

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Aft Deck

Tenders and Toys

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Layout

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from the

test bench

ENTRY LEVEL

Electronically reprinted from June 2008
Energy Take Classic Speaker System
In third generation, the Take acquires Classic status.
nut gold-plated binding posts. Although theyre on the small side, they werent too small to accommodate my reference cables banana plugs. Energy provides threaded (0.25-inch) and keyhole mountsand of course, wallmounting is always a viable option with speakers of this size. Energy uses the term Convergent Source Module to describe the driver array. The idea is to keep the drivers close together by mounting them in the same faceplate. Energy says this results in improved dispersion and better integration at the crossover. Both drivers have changed. The new 0.75-inch aluminum-dome tweeter replaces a previous 1-inch version, which had a polycarbonate layer. Use of pure aluminum is said to improve dispersion and transient response. And the former 3.5-inch laminated-aluminum midwoofer has given way to a 3-inch poly-titanium cone. Energy claims this offers better dispersion at the top of its range, and as part of the Convergent Source Module, it aligns better with the tweeter. The Take Classic satellite is a two-way design with two drivers. So, surprisingly enough, is the Take Classic center. It eschews the woofer-tweeter-woofer array so common in center speakers in favor of a single woofer and tweeter. The only differences between the satellite and center are that the latters enclosure is a little longer, presumably for horizontal placement, and it has two front ports instead of a single back port. People, the absence of a second woofer is front-page news. It means
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BY MARK FLEISCHMANN

Heres one more reason to love compact sat/sub setsbesides the fact that theyre affordable, easy to run with any receiver, and capable of anchoring a goodsounding surround system. They make your room look bigger. Somehow, after years of reviewing these things, I had failed to notice this, at least consciously. But when Energys Take Classic displaced my chunky reference monitors, I was amazed at how much more spacious my listening room had become. It was as though the room had gained a foot or two in length and width. My flat-panel TV looked bigger, too. The Take Classic is the latest generation of a long-running and best-
selling train of thought. Energys original Take 5 first surfaced in 1997 and was updated as the Take 5.2 in 2002. The new version sports several significant changes. Although the price is still $599, the Take Classicunlike the Take 5.2is a full 5.1-channel set including a subwoofer.

Pretty in Black

Like its predecessors, the Take Classic comes in a black mediumdensity fiberboard enclosure that distinguishes it from many plasticenclosed competitors in the same price range. Finish is a high-gloss black. The port has been moved from the front to the back, and the grille now has a sporty curve that juts above the top surface. On the back is a pair of metal-
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NuVision from the NVX32HDU LCD HD Monitr Energy Take Classic Speaker System
running speaker cable from two amp channels through the sub to a pair of speakers, you probably should be looking for a sub with a set of highquality binding posts. As I was setting up the sub with test tones, I found it necessary to use about 66 percent of its volume control, which is more than Im used to, indicating less gain than usual. I also had to increase the sub-out level in the setup menu of my trusty old Rotel RSX-1065 A/V receiver. The signal source for this review was an Integra DPS-10.5 universal player.

that this center is more graceful in handling a problem that plagues the vast majority of other dedicated center speakers to some degree. The problem is lobing. While this phenomenon affects all speakers with physically separate drive units, it occurs profoundly in the dispersion patterns of speakers utilizing dual midwoofers operating over the same frequency range. When listened to off axis, they sum and cancel each other differently at various angles. In the case of most horizontal center speakers, the listener in the center seat may enjoy f lat frequency response, but the listeners off to the sides wont. The Take Classic designers deserve credit for doing the right thing where so many others bow to bad habits and marketing inertia. Room efficiency is specified at 89 decibels. Note the difference between sensitivity and room efficiency. The latter includes the effect of room reflections and is typically a few decibels higher. Although Ive seen higher efficiency ratings in speakers this size, an average receiver should still run the Take Classic with ease, especially in the kind of small to medium-sized room where sat/ sub sets are most appropriate. The Take Classic subwoofer is similar to Energys ESW-8 but with a high-gloss finish to match the other Takes. It has an 8-inch downwardfiring polypropylene-cone driver. With no grille, the front-firing 2-inch port is clearly visible. Energys patented Ribbed Elliptical Surround is an attempt to improve movement of the driver, allowing greater output. Its backed with a relatively modest 200-watt Class AB amp. Controls include knobs for volume and crossover frequency, toggle switches for phase and power, a pair of line-level inputs (no line outs), and a full set of speaker-level ins and outs. The latter are spring-loaded wire clips, not binding posts. That shouldnt concern you if youre using the sub in a surround system, since youll be running your receivers subout to the subs line-in. But if youre
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The Take Classic has a superbly balanced midrange and non-ringy highfrequency response. That makes it a

AT A GLANCE

> Subwoofer: Take Classic Subwoofer
Connections: Enclosure Type: Woofer (size in inches, type): Power Rating (watts): Crossover Bypass: Available Finishes: Dimensions ( W x H x D, inches): Weight ( pounds): Price:
These listings are based on the manufacturers stated specs; the HT Labs box below indicates the gears performance on our test bench.

Line-level stereo in, speaker- level stereo in/out Vented 8, polypropylene 200 peak No High-Gloss Black 12.6 x 12.6 x 12.6 19.7 $599/set

Speaker:

Type: Tweeter (size in inches, type): Woofer (size in inches, type): Nominal Impedance (ohms): Recommended Amp Power (watts): Available Finishes: Dimensions ( W x H x D, inches): Weight ( pounds): Price:
Two-way 0.75, aluminum dome 3, poly-titanium cone High-Gloss Black 4.13 x 6.86 x 4.13 2.9 $599/set

Take Classic Satellite

Two-way 0.75, aluminum dome 3, poly-titanium cone High-Gloss Black 10.25 x 4.13 x 4.13 3.2 $599/set

Take Classic Center

HT Labs Measures: Energy Take Classic Speaker System
loudspeakers were measured with grilles at a distance of 1 meter with a 2.83-volt input and scaled for display purposes. The satellites listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +2.66/4.64 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz. The 3-dB point is at 111 Hz, and the 6-dB point is at 91 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 4.55 ohms at 351 Hz and a phase angle of 51.78 degrees at 179 Hz. The centers listening-window response measures +1.52/5.71 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. An average of axial and +/15-degree horizontal responses measures +0.87/6.19 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The 3-dB point is at 94 Hz, and the 6-dB point is at 86 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 4.49 ohms at 351 Hz and a phase angle of 48.92 degrees at 162 Hz. The subwoofers close-miked response, normalized to the level at 80 Hz, indicates that the lower 3-dB point is at 30 Hz and the 6-dB point is at 28 Hz. The upper 3-dB point is at 170 Hz with the Low-Pass Filter control set to maximum.MJP
> atellite Sensitivity: S 85.5 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz > enter Sensitivity: C 85.5 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-miking of all woofers) frequency response of the Take Classic satellite (purple trace), Take Classic subwoofer (blue trace), and the Take Classic center channel (green trace). All passive
sound intended by the filmmakers, specifically in the LFE channel. Theres only so much a modestly powered sub can accomplish. In 3:10 to Yuma, also in Dolby Digital 5.1, low-voiced dialogue was unexpectedly the star. It certainly helped that the cast of this comfortingly old-fashioned Western includes Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, both at the top of their form. There are hundreds of rifle shots and even a Gatling gun, but the most engaging moments of the movie lie in tense low-voiced exchanges between the leads, a familiar pair of black-hat/ white-hat characters. Thanks to the Take Classics effortless low-level resolution, I never had to hike the volume to catch a line.
strong performer with music as well as movie content in which music is prominent. The centers vocal prowess is considerable. And the system as a whole works well both on and off axis, so dialogue is intelligible from any seat in the room. Although its not especially forceful, the sub does produce clean pitches. The systems musical deftness came unexpectedly to the fore in the DTS 5.1 soundtrack of Joshua. This gripping horror drama dispenses with shock effects and digital gimmicks in favor of good, old-fashioned psychological suspense. Much of that suspense rests on two pieces of music. In the opening scene, a psychopathic child gives a note-perfect performance of a Beethoven piano sonata, filling the viewer with foreboding. The Take Classic contributed to its chilling perfection with a realistic piano sound, nicely dovetailed in the crossover between the sats and the sub. A later scene brings the musical bookend, this time the psychokids super-creepy performance of a Dave Matthews song. Brute force is not the Take Classics forte, so to speak. That became apparent in the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of Sunshine, a sci-fi drama about a space-borne team preparing to jump-start the sun. Its been cooling off, so their mission is to drive a bomb into it. As is customary in such movies, aggressive effects represent the vastness of space. The speakers found some timbral nuances in the synthesized roar, which, according to the credits, includes authentic space noise from NASA and mystic breaths by the Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral. I also caught a brief reference to the orchestral raveup that concludes A Day in the Life by the Beatles. But the Take Classic system inevitably scaled down the brute-force gales of

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HIGHLIGHTS

leek satellites dont hog the S room Improved drivers Multiple mounting options

Take Chances

Preconceptions cheat people of great listening experiences. Here are two examples: SACD is dead. And, You cant get great sound from little speakers. I wish you could have heard the Take Classic groove on The Word Is Out!, the second 5.1-channel release from the Jaco Pastorius Big Band on the Heads Up label. Pristinely recorded to-die-for brass and other textures flooded the room via tunes either written by or associated with Jaco, the late virtuoso bass player. The center channel was inconsistently filledunderuse of the center is a pet peeve of minebut the mixing engineer did throw in a little muted trumpet here, a little drum sound there. With matching driver arrays in all channels, the Energy system maintained strong timbrematching, both side to side and front to rear. If I were in retail, Id be playing this disc for my customers. R.E.M.s New Adventures in Hi-Fi was, ironically, not the DVD-Audio surround release but merely a CD. Here, the Take Classic, performing in the Dolby Pro Logic II music mode, presented the tone colors of Peter Bucks electric guitars and Michael Stipes vocals in all their glory and made the best of Stipes often elusive
enunciation. When I wandered around the room, from sofa to keyboard and back, I was surprised at how little the sound changedthe systems consistency off axis was excellent. I wanted a meatier rhythm section, though, and whacked up the subs volume knob nearly all the way. I justified my purchase of Glenn Gould: The Complete Original Jacket Collection by simple math. At $222 for 80 discs, I was paying little more than $3 per disc, and Im betting the price will skyrocket when the box goes out of print. At random, I pulled out a disc covering two Renaissance-era English composers, William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons. The Take Classics fairly objective tonal balance was a good match for the limpid plain-vanilla Steinway sound Gould favored. It came as no surprise to me that Energys Take Classic speaker package was such a fine all-around performer. The brand has a strong track record in sat/sub packages, and this set continues the tradition. No, these speakers wont give you the slamming lowfrequency effects youd get from phat towers and/or a giant sub. But they deliver the midrange goodsthe single most important aspect of speaker performance, if I had to choose oneand kept me intelligently entertained. * Audio editor Mark Fleischmann is also the author of the annually updated book Practical Home Theater (www.quietriverpress.com).
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