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JansZen Valentina P8

I thank John Atkinson for his review of the JansZen Valentina P8 compact electrostatic hybrid speaker (Vol.45, No.6). What made this model worth reviewing again after several years’ gap was mainly a change from 7" to 8" woofers, which brings a dramatic improvement in bass extension and punch, plus a few other improvements.

Small deviations from our setup recommendations are expected, and indeed may optimize the sound. In this case, however, JA’s setup deviated substantially and in a manner that diminished the speakers’ performance compared to

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