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Xavian Mediterranea - Positive-Feedback |
 This year's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest featured a number of new U.S. product introductions and one example was the Xavian Mediterranea speakers from Czech Republic speaker manufacturer Xavian Electronics. This company is new to me though they have been around for several years. Judging by the performance of their new floor-stander, I'm sorry to have missed out on hearing Xavian products for so long. Xavian's chief designer is one Roberto Barletta whose ideas in speaker design seem to be pretty conventional in that he seems to be able to achieve a very musical sound through good choice of components and excellent cabinet construction.
Xavian has about a dozen speaker products in two series. The XN series has several stand-mounted models and one floor-stander. The XC series also has stand and floor models as well as center and
rear channel versions. The Mediterranea is at the top of the XC series
line. It's a 3-way, full-range speaker in a sealed enclosure with
moderate sensitivity and the capability of handling high power. Half
Note Audio (www.halfnoteaudio.com) in DeKalb, IL sells Xavian speakers
direct to the public in the US.
The first thing one will notice about the Mediterraneas is their
beautiful hand-built cabinetry. My pair was finished on all sides in a
gorgeous cherry veneer; four other finishes are also available (maple,
walnut, Birdseye maple and black). The veneer on both speakers was
closely matched; a sign of quality befitting a speaker in this price
range. A stylish black grill gives the speaker an exotic look
consistent with its name (unfortunately, for me the grills had too
large of an impact on their sound so I removed them during listening).
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