Anyone familier with Fuselier speakers?

I have a pair of 3.8E's I bought in 1992 from Fat Julian's Audio in Roswell, GA. They are three-way, time-aligned, phase-correct, circuit-matched, 3.8 ohm (so they are hungry), floor standing speakers. I am driving them through a pair of Denon POA-S10's at 300+ watts each and would not trade them for any other. I also have a pair of Fuselier Basic 8's (8in two-way) and a pair of Basic 6's (two-way 6in) both of which are incredible. (I have Focal in my boat, so I actually have other brands.) There is a fellow named Benny who owns modular Electronics, (www.aminaaudio.com) that actually built the last few pair of Basic 8's in conjunction with Julian and still has the circuit designs. Benny repaired my 3.8's and built a pair of front ported bookshelf's for my girlfriend; he absolutely understands Fusilier and sound.

A friend of mine bought a pair of Model 9's (I think that is what they were called) in the 80's and another friend of mine bought a pair of original design 6in two-way's that are still truly unbelievable. (Probably from the 70's and the SOB will not sell them to me!) Another friend had a pair that were multi-component that I think were called the Model 5; need some further reference on those.

Someone mentioned a pair of 3.8D's that were the precursor to the E's and a bit larger. If they are the speaker I saw at Julian's shop on many, many occasions, they have a mid-range driver with a protruding center from the cone. They are a hoss and definitely need some solid juice.

I compared my Basic 8's to a similarily configured pair of 8in two-way Sonus Faber and I believe the Fuselier's are a better speaker; transparency, less coloration, better imaging, broader stage, effortless bass.

The 3.8E's I have might be the last and the pinnacle of the Fuselier line. Absolutely clear, accurate, transparent, full, SICK GOOD and I have heard a lot of $$$ speakers - Thiel, Vandersteens, and many, many high-end sets. (My B&W's provide adequate sound for my garage.)

I was listening to a live studio recording on my 3.8's and heard what sounded like a slight crackle as if one of the drivers was giving way. OMG, a blown speaker! I took the recording and played it on my Basic 8's and there was a blown speaker - in the freaking recording studio! That's how accurate and revealing they are.

The Fuselier's are all hand built and luckily, Benny at Modular Electronics can provide service for them. Enjoy!!!

Just for kicks and to help anyone...I live in the Roswell, GA area where Julian's Audio moved eventually; late 80's early 90's.  Because of that, I have many friends owning Fuselier speakers as do I.  What some of us have been able to do in the last couple of years is to find brand new "old stock" drivers to replace and rebuild our Fuseliers essentially making them new again. And this is done with the help of Benny Amina of Modular Electronics in Roswell, GA.  As noted in my previous post which is now 12 years old, Benny has the circuit diagrams and actually built the last few Fuselier speakers with Julian.  (Benny built me a pair of true Bookshelf speakers leveraging John's circuitry for my girlfrend and used the same cabinet builder that John used in AL.  They were/are unbelievable although Benny said he would never do that again - lost money.)   He is still in business.  What a treasure to have this resource.  So, to be able to have a "new" pair of 1992 Fuselier 3.8E (41" H x 13 1/2" D x 11" W) with the ability to access studio level resolution music files (Tidal) is a wonder.  So the message is, if you have older Fuseliers and look long and hard enough, they can be resurrected.  Every time I sit down for thirty minutes to listen to them, three hours later I am still truly amazed!