2.1 Stereo Tower
Company: mStation
Price: $300 US (modest discounts are available online)
http://store.mstation.com/products/2-1-stereo-tower

When I asked a father-daughter guest listening panel to evaluate mStation’s impressive 2.1 Stereo Tower, Gordon, the dad, asked me “Is it as heavy as it looks, John.” Yes, I answered. Then Evee, the teenage daughter, asked me “Why does it look so weird?”

Gordon thought the Tower’s “nifty look” and “nice, tight footprint” were designed to make a strong statement in a living room or family media den. He predicted this one-piece jumbo speaker unit will sound best when positioned at a 45 degree angle to an uncrowded corner in a room, for optimum sound and projection.

Stereo separation is minimal with tweeters located only inches from one another. You can twist the tweeters and experiment. Treble high-end range is extensive, and the downward-blasting subwoofer provides potent bass. Gordon suggested mStation’s v.2 of this product should add extra tweeter speakers right and left, and/or include a high-quality midrange speaker in the black central cabinet column. I’m not sure about having more tweeters, but a midrange speaker will definitely help.

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