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Old 05-12-2019, 05:15 PM
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These look really nice! Will be interesting how they sound.
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It looks to be assembled in the last generation of the Electra series cabinet. It would be more intriguing if they'd included a beryllium tweeter.

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They look pretty nice, went with the retro look to complement the model from the 1990s. Looks a little like a PSB speaker but I like it.

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Anyone ever buy a pair of these? Curious how they sound.
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Nice. I wonder where they sit in focal offering. I would guess between the aria and kanta.
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They have the same look of the «*old*» Electra 1028be.
Personally I prefer the Electra.

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They have the same look of the «*old*» Electra 1028be.
Personally I prefer the Electra.

Yeah me too. I am planning to buy a pair of 1028 Be in Carrara white, if I can find a pair.

In past experience with speakers with front port i didn’t like being blown at with bass heavy music. In the case of the spectral, they would blow over one’s ankles an feet
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The front port should allow closer placement to the rear wall but I doubt if the overall sound quality is equal to the Electra 1028be. The beryllium tweeter was a real game changer for the Electra line.
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