Reviewer	Kevin Kelly
Experience	35
Review date	November 09 2001
Manufacturer	Acme Sound
Model	Low B-2 Series II
Price	$300 (used)
Item owned for	1-6 months

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Dimensions	22.75"W, 15.5"H, 16.5"D
Weight	fairly light
Power	350 (nominal, try 1,000)
Speakers	10" Eminence (2), 5" midrange, Audax tweeter
Ohms	8, available in 4 ohm
Other	1/4", banana and Speakon connections, Ozite covering, good solid corne
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Lives up to all the buzz on Acme speakers. I had an Acme 4x10, which I loved, and decided to go the route of using two 2X10 cabinets. I run one per channel of a QSC PLX 3002 power amp, which means each cab gets about 550 watts into 8 ohms. The preamp is an Ampeg SVP Pro. The "whole" of two B-2 cabinets is much greater than the sum of the parts! In other words, even better than a single B-4. Considering how Acme cabs respond to power, these might sound even better if you put a couple hundred more watts to them, but I would recommend at least 500 watts. As they are, you get tight, solid low end and flat response all the way through the spectrum. As with Acme's in general, if you like coloration in your speakers, you should look elsewhere. What you put in is what you get out, only louder. If you buy these new, you get the added benefit of dealing directly with designer and builder Andy Lewis, who is very generous with his time and advice. Andy says what he does and does what he says!

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Construction	98%
Clarity	100%
Volume	90%
(Plenty loud, given enough power)
Portability	98%
(Needs a handle redesign, but weight not a factor.)
Customer Service	100%
(None better in the industry.)
Value	100%
(A LOT of bang for the buck)
Overall	98%
(Nothing's perfect, but this is close!)

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