On our audio forums, members have a moniker that usually includes a tag line. Mine say; “If the first watt sucks, why continue?” Having said that, this is not going to be another hard line attempt to convince you that SET amps are the only way to get good sound, or that high efficiency speakers automatically sound better than anything else.

Over the years I have learned that for every assumption about audio there are exceptions that could lead one to conclude the exact opposite. This “law” encompasses every facet of audio, from cartridges to loudspeakers and all the cables and components in between.

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Decware’s annual 3 day Zen Audio Fest for 2007 was a great success! Several new products for 2008 were debuted and well received. It was a chance to for everyone to hear anything we (DECWARE) make and bring their own gear for comparisions! You can see tons of pictures taken during the event in our forum at the follow thread: ( DECFEST 2007 RESULTS )

Above are the new Zen Open Baffle speakers.

As a continuation of (PART I )we have constructed a pair of these speakers based on the latest design that uses the more complex resonant cavity. The results greatly exceeded our expectations that were set by the first drywall prototype.

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