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The JBL K29800; incredible reviews; anyone heard?

I find it incredible that these American made speakers have been available for 5 years in Japan, have been praised in the English press, and have supposedly been released in the US, but no one seems to have any. Is there anyone out there who has them or at least has heard them?
tbg

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tbg OP
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I totally agree about the high price. Apparently once you could get them for $12,500 a pair rather than apiece. I think the materials and the tweeter are substantially above and beyond what Altec did. I am curious more than interested, especially at this price.
tbg OP
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T_bone, thanks for the comments. Do you think Goto and Ales systems better the JBLs enough to justify the price difference? Do you ever see these systems used in Japan?
tbg OP
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I do remember an MJ article with the bass compression driver up the hill behind the house and the horn running down the hill to the house. Also the guy was shown sweeping out the mouth of the horn. I do not expect to go there.
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