I don't own a Bergantino enclosure yet, however I thought I'd post the first review which may quickly be replaced by other reviews of individuals who have owned one for some time. I tried the 2 x 12 in a music store using a couple different basses, both high and low end.

Needless to say, the enclosure construction is of the highest quality. You wouldn't mind setting this thing in your living room as furniture except you'd be afraid the spouse might spill water on it. The fur covering is tight, the cabinet looks solid, and the chrome grille looks sumptuous. A magazine article complained that the chrome grille might create "flare" under TV lights, however I could be so lucky to have such problems.

The real proof is in the playing. The 2 x 12 is "spot on". It has well defined powerful lows, yet the crossover to the tweeter provides what some people refer to as excellent "leading definiition". In layman's terms, if your enclosure has a crummy tweeter sound (or no tweeter), then you'd be better to turn down the highs rather than have it ruin the rest of the low end.

Needless to say, with the high end components used in Bergantino enclosures, the leading sound is fantastic and the low is great. There's an adjustable cross-over so you can pretty much get any sound you want.

The salesperson told me that 300 watts minimum is required to really drive these speakers, which makes a heck of a lot of sense to me considering the 2 X 12 is rated at 700 watts rms @ 4 ohms.

The back end, as much as I can tell, takes two inputs, so you could biamp into each separate speaker of the 2 x 12's. Unfortunately, I was using a 200 watt head, so I'm sure there's alot more to be rung out of these speakers.

The sales person should have noticeably placed a high powered/high quality head on top of the speaker for Joe Blow to try. I mean, who would put Cooper tires on a Ferrari Testarosa for your test drive?

I highly expect that my thin review will be rapidly replaced by very content Bergantino owners extolling the virtues of their rig.

If I can say one thing about these speakers, they are heavy, as to be expected in a high quailty enclosure. They are certainly not inexpensively priced, as first view of the list price is likely to invoke hushed tones and fantasy explanations to the spouse as to why one might need yet another enclosure in the $500-$1100 list price range.

I like the idea of two 2 X 12's set in a stack, with the tv lights forming a hot spot as the camera pans from my pant legs and up to the brilliant fret work of my left hand...

Construction	100%
(It doesnt get any better than this.)
Clarity	95%
(Great "leading sound".)
Volume	90%
(Needs a kick butt amp to really ring it out.)
Value	90%
(Pricey but probably worth it. In fact maybe a bargain at this point. )
Overall	95%
(Check it out, then start making excuses to purchase one.)