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To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (3906)	5/10/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: makin_dough99	Respond to of 18366

Magneplanar makes flat electrostatic speakers - Monsoons could be that same technology.

To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (3906)	5/10/1999 11:08:00 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

satellite speaker: 4" by 8" flat, planar magnetic and they have a separate subwoofer. =============== -------Reviewer's opinion As cool as the MM-1000 is during gameplay, it's a disappointment when you pop in a favorite CD to relax after a grueling battle. The brash midrange frequencies that sounded so wonderful in firefights made vocals sound overly sibilant. Midrange-heavy instruments such as electric guitars and synths often sounded clangy. Bass frequencies were poorly focused and sounded muddy. Although stereo separation was still impressive, the intense mids often blurred the timbral distinctions between electric instruments--even on well-produced CDs such as Gran Turismo by The Cardigans. During a tone-burst test, the MM-1000 produced audible frequencies from 50 Hz to 16 kHz with no cabinet resonances. Midrange frequencies in the 1 kHz to 5 kHz range sounded "hot" and slightly buzzy. When no program material was played, the system produced audible hiss when the volume was turned up halfway, and added an annoying hum when the volume was cranked up to the maximum. For the most part, these irregularities faded into the background when we played music or games at reasonable volumes.