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Thinking Outside the Box

Can these four ultra-cool home theater speaker systems sound as good as they look?

Jamo
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A210PDD System
DRIVER COMPLEMENT
A210 satellite 3/4-inch dome tweeter, 3 1/2-inch cone midrange
A2Sub subwoofer 8-inch cone
ENCLOSURES satellite, sealed; subwoofer, sealed with 8-inch passive radiator
SUBWOOFER POWER 100 watts
INPUTS/OUTPUTS satellite, twist connector; subwoofer, line-level input
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
satellite 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 inches
subwoofer 18 1/2 inches in diameter x
5 3/4 inches high
WEIGHT satellite, 1 1/8 pounds;
subwoofer, 15 pounds
FINISH satellite, black and silver; subwoofer, silver
PRICE $599
MANUFACTURER Jamo US, Dept. S&V,
1177 Corporate Grove Dr., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089; www.jamo.com;
847-465-0005

JM Lab
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Sib & Cub System
DRIVER COMPLEMENT
Sib satellite 3/4-inch dome tweeter, 4 5/8-inch cone midrange
Cub subwoofer 7 7/8-inch cone
ENCLOSURES ported SUBWOOFER POWER 75 watts
INPUTS/OUTPUTS satellite hybrid binding-post/push-terminals; subwoofer line-level input, separate LFE input, speaker-level inputs and outputs
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
satellite 5 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches
subwoofer 11 7/8 x 13 x 11 7/8 inches
WEIGHT satellite, 4 5/8 pounds; subwoofer, 24 1/4 pounds
FINISH satellite charcoal gray, wood tone trim, and silver; subwoofer charcoal gray with silver highlights
PRICE $1,195
MANUFACTURER Focal/JM Lab, distributed by Audio Plus Services, Dept. S&V, P.O. Box 3047, Plattsburgh, NY 12901; www.audioplusservices.com; 800-663-9352

Tannoy
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FX5.1 System
DRIVER COMPLEMENT
FX5.1 satellite 5/8-inch dome tweeter,
3-inch cone midrange
FX5.1 subwoofer 8-inch cone
ENCLOSURES satellite, sealed; subwoofer, ported
INPUTS/OUTPUTS satellite, gold-plated binding posts; subwoofer, RCA line-level and spring-clip speaker-level inputs
SUBWOOFER POWER 100 watts
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
satellite 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches
subwoofer 9 x 15 3/8 x 16 inches
WEIGHT satellite, 1 5/8 pounds; subwoofer, 22 pounds
FINISH silver or black
PRICE $699
MANUFACTURER Tannoy North America, Dept. S&V, 335 Gage Ave., Suite 1, Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5E1; www.tannoy.com; 877-426-4844

Velodyne
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Deco System
DRIVER COMPLEMENT
Deco satellite 3/4-inch dome tweeter, 3 1/2-inch cone midrange
Deco 8 subwoofer 8-inch cone
ENCLOSURES sealed
SUBWOOFER POWER 600 watts
INPUTS/OUTPUTS satellite, gold-plated binding posts; subwoofer, line-level inputs and high-pass line-level output
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)
satellite 5 1/2 x 8 x 6 inches
subwoofer 11 x 11 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches
WEIGHT satellite, 4 1/2 pounds; subwoofer, 38 pounds
FINISH charcoal gray and silver
PRICE $1,499 (satellite, $149 each; subwoofer not available separately)
MANUFACTURER Velodyne Acoustics, Dept. S&V, 345 Digital Dr., Morgan Hill, CA 95037; www.velodyne.com; 408-465-2800
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