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December 7th, 2009, 21:20
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Look, we've no qualms with Harman Kardon (http://hd.engadget.com/tag/Harman%20Kardon/) -- in fact, we've been continually impressed with its wares over the years -- but we're about 99 percent sure we'd never pay a cool grand for a 2.0 speaker set (http://hd.engadget.com/tag/speakers/). Yeah, as in a pair of speakers and no subwoofer. Clearly designed for "high-end consumers," the GLA-55 is a two piece setup meant for fashion-forward desks and bedroom nightstands. The set relies on Atlas AL and CMMD transducers, with the former capable of nearly 1-inch peak-to-peak travel for what we're told is exceptional bass response. That said, we find it tough to fathom that a pair of speakers such as this could really be worth the $999.99 MSRP, but we'll be sure to withhold final judgment until Jim Goodnight (or similar) brings over his dog's set for us to try out.
Gallery: Harman Kardon's transparent GLA-55 2.0 speaker set get glaring $1,000 price tag (http://www.engadget.com/photos/harman-kardons-transparent-gla-55-2-0-speaker-set-get-glaring-1-000-price-tag/)
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Harman Kardon's transparent GLA-55 2.0 speaker set gets glaring $1,000 price tag (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/harman-kardons-transparent-gla-55-2-0-speaker-set-gets-glaring/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Look, we've no qualms with Harman Kardon (http://hd.engadget.com/tag/Harman%20Kardon/) -- in fact, we've been continually impressed with its wares over the years -- but we're about 99 percent sure we'd never pay a cool grand for a 2.0 speaker set (http://hd.engadget.com/tag/speakers/). Yeah, as in a pair of speakers and no subwoofer. Clearly designed for "high-end consumers," the GLA-55 is a two piece setup meant for fashion-forward desks and bedroom nightstands. The set relies on Atlas AL and CMMD transducers, with the former capable of nearly 1-inch peak-to-peak travel for what we're told is exceptional bass response. That said, we find it tough to fathom that a pair of speakers such as this could really be worth the $999.99 MSRP, but we'll be sure to withhold final judgment until Jim Goodnight (or similar) brings over his dog's set for us to try out.
Gallery: Harman Kardon's transparent GLA-55 2.0 speaker set get glaring $1,000 price tag (http://www.engadget.com/photos/harman-kardons-transparent-gla-55-2-0-speaker-set-get-glaring-1-000-price-tag/)
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Harman Kardon's transparent GLA-55 2.0 speaker set gets glaring $1,000 price tag (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/harman-kardons-transparent-gla-55-2-0-speaker-set-gets-glaring/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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