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These two-way, THX-approved, active reference monitors set high expectations from the get-go: They're packaged with an ergonomic methodology normally reserved for 6th century T'ang Dynasty vases. After carefully slicing off the packing tape and opening the shipping carton's heavy cardboard flaps . . . handles appear! Yes, handles are included to gently lift these 31 lb. beauties from their slumber. How I wished my posh-posh European studio monitors had been packaged similarly; it would have saved one of the corners from being dented when I excitingly removed them from their packaging.
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Once you glide the HR626's out of the box, you'll likely be very impressed with their looks. The front panels are stealth, sleek, and make an immediate visual statement that features two 6.7" die cast aluminum frame woofers and a 1" viscous edge-damped aluminum alloy dome tweeter. On the rear panel are three, three-way switches for acoustic optimization that compensate for listening environment placement, a three-way power mode switch, input sensitivity control, and AC voltage selector.
Also on the rear: Three very convenient, side-mounted sets of input jacks (XLR, phone or RCA) accept either balanced or unbalanced signals. There's also a power cord receptacle for accepting one...