JA on Loudspeaker Measurements Table 1: Loudspeaker reviews
Table 1: Loudspeaker reviews October 1989–November 1991
| Loudspeaker | Review | F-weighted Deviation (dB) | Original Price/pair | Stereophile Rating |
| JBL XPL-90 | July 1991 | 0.82 | $1300 | |
| Meridian D6000 | September 1991 | 1.3 | $15,000 | A |
| Spendor S100 | June 1990 | 1.39 | $2500 | B |
| Snell C/IV | April 1991 | 1.42 | $2190 | B |
| Avalon Eclipse | January 1991 | 1.46 | $5800 | B |
| Epos ES11 | July 1991 | 1.52 | $850 | D |
| Phase Technology PC-80 | January 1991 | 1.58 | $695 | D |
| Icon Lumen | July 1991 | 1.65 | $795 | D |
| Wharfedale Diamond IV | July 1991 | 1.67 | $299 | E |
| Icon Parsec | December 1990 | 1.73 | $1795 | C |
| Rogers LS7t | December 1989 | 1.77 | $999 | D |
| Camber 3.5Ti | October 1990 | 1.86 | $699 | D |
| Snell A/III Improved | March 1990 | 1.87 | $4680 | B |
| JBL XPL-160 | February 1990 | 1.89 | $2496 | |
| Dick Olsher Black Dahlia | November 1990 | 1.94 | $350 | |
| JMLab Micron (sample 2) | September 1991 | 1.94 | $554 | C |
| Genesis IM-5200 | October 1991 | 1.99 | $1000 | C |
| Focal Aria (sample 2) | October 1990 | 2.09 | $600 | |
| Monitor Audio Studio 10 | November 1990 | 2.12 | $3000 | B |
| KEF R107/2 | May 1991 | 2.13 | $5900 | B |
| Signet SL-280 | October 1990 | 2.14 | $900 | D |
| TARA Timekeeper 0.5 Mk.2 | September 1990 | 2.14 | $1495 | |
| Hales Signature | July 1990 | 2.17 | $5600 | B |
| B&W DM310 | July 1991 | 2.2 | $499 | |
| Mission Cyrus 782 | October 1990 | 2.24 | $900 | D |
| Nestorovic 5AS Mk.IV | September 1991 | 2.25 | $4200 | B |
| Infinity Modulus | November 1990 | 2.29 | $1000 | B |
| Ensemble PA1 | June 1990 | 2.36 | $3000 | B |
| Dalquist DQ12 (sample 2) | October 1990 | 2.37 | $1200 | D |
| Triad System Seven | October 1990 | 2.49 | $1050 | D |
| MB Quart 490 MCS | July 1991 | 2.52 | $849 | |
| Ensemble PA1 Reference | June 1990 | 2.55 | $4700 | B |
| PSB 40 Mk.II | July 1991 | 2.56 | $440 | D |
| TDL Reference Standard | December 1989 | 2.59 | $6995 | |
| Paradigm Control Monitor | December 1989 | 2.63 | $680 | D |
| Snell E/II | October 1991 | 2.75 | $990 | |
| Hales System 2 | April 1991 | 2.77 | $3000 | B |
| PSB Stratus Gold | February 1991 | 2.78 | $2000 | B |
| NHT 1.3 | September 1990 | 2.82 | $480 | E |
| AR Spirit 152 | July 1991 | 2.84 | $1000 | |
| Celestion SL700 | September 1988 | 2.97 | $3299 | B |
| Spica TC-50 | October 1989 | 3.01 | $550 | C |
| Mordaunt-Short MS 3.30 | July 1991 | 3.02 | $459 | E |
| Mirage M-3 | November 1990 | 3.03 | $2500 | B |
| B&W Matrix 800 | June 1991 | 3.07 | $15000 | A |
| Celestion 3 | October 1989 | 3.08 | $280 | E |
| Meridian D600 | November 1989 | 3.1 | $5490 | B |
| TARA Timekeeper 0.5 Mk.I | September 1990 | 3.1 | $1495 | |
| Fried Q4 | October 1990 | 3.13 | $498 | E |
| Rogers LS3/5a (1978) | February 1989 | 3.15 | $799 | D |
| Vieta Pro-5 (sample 2) | November 1991 | 3.25 | $600 | |
| Snell K/II | January 1991 | 3.3 | $465 | E |
| Acoustat Spectra 1100 | August 1991 | 3.33 | $1599 | C |
| Wilson WATT 3 | June 1991 | 3.34 | $6650 | B |
| TDL Studio One | February 1990 | 3.37 | $1445 | D |
| Tannoy E11 | September 1990 | 3.44 | $369 | E |
| Waveform | November 1989 | 3.56 | $9800 | |
| SOTA Panorama (sample 2) | August 1990 | 3.67 | $1595 | |
| Thiel CS5 | June 1990 | 3.69 | $9200 | A |
| Acoustic Energy AE2 | February 1990 | 3.7 | $2500 | |
| Amrita AMRIT-Minimonitor | December 1989 | 3.72 | $875 | |
| JMLab Micron (sample 1) | September 1991 | 3.77 | $554 | |
| Acoustat Spectra 11 | January 1990 | 3.8 | $1099 | D |
| SOTA Panorama (sample 1) | July 1990 | 3.97 | $1595 | |
| Dahlquist DQ12 (sample 1) | April 1990 | 3.97 | $1200 | |
| Focal Aria (sample 1) | October 1990 | 3.98 | $700 | |
| RSL Speedscreen II | February 1990 | 4.17 | $898 | |
| DANA Audio Model 1 | September 1990 | 4.25 | $179 | E |
| Apogee Stage | August 1990 | 4.62 | $2195 | B |
| Monitor Audio Monitor 7 | January 1990 | 4.63 | $449 | E |
| Celestion 3000 | May 1990 | 4.71 | $1799 | |
| Polk RTA 11t | March 1990 | 5.38 | $950 | |
| Cambridge Ambiance | March 1990 | 5.66 | $360 | E |
| Vieta Pro-5 (sample 1) | November 1991 | 6.01 | $600 | |
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