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johnk

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How to insure shipping large speakers?
If you ship frieght on pallet most shipping companys have insurance inc in shipping costs.I ship out 30-40 pairs a year. 
real horns or horn loaded what's the diff?
Your talking front and back loaded horn.A lowther or fostex in proper cabinet can make for a wonderfuly musical loudspeaker. They can be a bit weak at frequincy extremes but the vintage front horns you listed klipsch altec etc all sufer from this.... 
Speaker brands with rotting foams?
some of the foam one sees on modern drivers is made of rubber like fostex f200a 
Magnepan 3.6
Not realy 40 watts wont do the 3.6 justice.So many seem to want to try out SET but never use the right loudspeakers for SET. If SETs what you want get loudspeakers for it if you love your 3.6 get the right amp for them. 
Have you found audio nirvana?
I have it was in my other pants 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
Aloia or a sugden 
Merlin VSM and SETs?
If you go SET please get a loudspeaker that will do justice to it a low eff loudspeaker just wont sound right on such low power.But if a SET is used with proper loudspeakers you get a synergy thats wonderful to say the least. 
Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is.
Holt it was so much better back in the day and we have made no progress since the 90s come on what a bunch of crap.Many audio products have made progress since old Holt.Hes just one of those grumpy old audiophiles that feels everything was better ... 
Quad ESL 57 are there better speakers out there??
But thats not the question you posted.You asked if better loudspeakers exist and they sure do.But its great your happy with what you own so many never find what they like.But as far as state of the art quads while musical- fun are far from it.But ... 
front ported speakers with ribbon tweeters?
Ever consider a custom loudspeaker http://www.kcsloudspeakers.com/ 
Quad ESL 57 are there better speakers out there??
I have heard many loudspeakers that best old quads but if you like why even ask if better loudspeakers exist.You dont want an honest answer, just folks to agree that old quads are the best and maybe for you they are but not for me... 
Active Crossover Recommendations
Energy makes a nice subcrossover.I have one if your interested was going to list fri.I liked these much so far have bought 3 over the years much better than paradigm x30 its very useful and well built. 
Front ported speakers recommendation
Ever consider a custom built loudspeaker http://www.kcsloudspeakers.com/ 
Class-D amps - a different re view
class d works great for bass amplifiers Ive tried many some costly as all heck.Not my cup of tea. Maybe in a few years time class d will sound better for audiophile use.Till then I use ice moduals as bass only amps. 
Crossover-less Speakers
Makes me wonder how many of the home demo guys go on forums schilling ZU product acting as just home users this is the problem I have with all this.If you purchased ZU love them are not afiliated with ZU then say what you will. But if I gave acomi...