Vanguard XSA Labs Bookshelf Speaker

The natural bamboo finish is the "carbon fiber" of woods as Jeff Dorgay puts it in his review of the Vanguard speakers. The satin finish on the bamboo is smooth and clean. The joinery and corners, flawless. It is a true masterpiece in simplicity and elegant design with the essence of bamboo bringing not only a visual appeal, but the hardness and stiffness provides a cabinet that is highly resistant to resonances. Coupled with the mass-loaded foil-covered butyl interior vibration dampening sheets along with open cell foam applied to all walls, makes for a superb sounding speaker cabinet.

There is a limited production run of 25 pairs of the bamboo finish

These highly acclaimed speakers that have been reviewed by Tone Audio and Stereotimes, plus they have been extensively peer reviewed on Super Best Audio Friends speaker loaner tour. They are an homage to to the British Classic but improved bass and dynamics. Unique inverted Harsch transient perfect crossover for snappy and time-accurate percussion yet with a smooth midrange and an easy to drive impedance profile that is an easy load for any amp. Nominal 8 ohms, 50 Wrms max. 83dB at 2.83Vrms sensitivity. Solid satin finish bamboo construction with internal bamboo battens, Removeable bamboo front baffle. Cloth grill held in place with magnets for a clean look when removed. Sold as a pair.