The goal of this project was to create a pair of large floorstanding speakers that combine the best in high-fidelity sound and massive output capabilities at a reasonable price. The kind of speaker that can be used in an everyday home theater system or two-channel audio system, but which can be cranked up for a classic house or fraternity party.

To meet these overall goals, I had four main criteria from a design standpoint. First, the speakers would need to have solid bass out put down into the 30-40 Hz range to keep up with today's low frequency-heavy music. Second, the speakers needed to have a relatively high sensitivity to allow them to get to party levels with a modest amplifier. Third, the speakers should have good power handling and excursion capabilities so they can handle a receiver's bass boost or the power of large Pro-Sound amplifiers. Finally, I wanted to keep the impedance benign enough so the speakers could be driven with whatever form of amplifier is available, whether it is a vintage 2-channel or an old Dolby Pro Logic receiver.