Thanks, Skaterdude50 for reviving this thread - I might otherwise not have known to look for it. I have a pair of Kindel Purist LT's that I enjoy listening to every day. I purchased them many years ago from an individual who had been employed at a stereo dealer where Kindel was one of their lines. He had upgraded the crossover capacitors as well as the internal wiring. The Purist LT's use two 6-1/2" woofers with a soft dome tweeter in a D'Appolito configuration and also have an 8" passive radiator. The were given a pretty favorable review in the February '88 edition of Stereophile, wherein it was stated "the greatest strength of the LT's is, in my judgement, balance. They lack the last word in openness and transparency, yet have good, unexaggerated detail. They don't overwhelm you with presence or sock; they refuse to hype any aspect of the sound, and never offend. They aren't dramatic in sense of depth or imaging, yet do present a good soundstage." These haven't been my only speakers in all that time, but they have been, for me, the most consistently enjoyable. Best of luck with your project and please provide some updates on the results!
Anyone remember speakers by Kindel Audio?
I owned 2 different pairs of Kindel speakers, the Phantom and the PLS-a, a friend still has the PLS-a's and they still sound fantastic. Am I the only one who was into these? Bill Kindel is a talented speaker designer. Seems like with the demand for speakers that are efficent the PLS-a at 94db would be great for SET guys. They were an 8ohm nominal load but do have a dip to 2ohms. This may drive some SET amp nuts. The PLS-a is big(130 lbs. each) and dynamic! The Phantom was a smaller speaker for a more intemate listening room. They had fabulas sound and were very transparent! I miss them sometimes.