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General Sound Micron 631 + 1011 2.1 Speaker System

This is an impressive set of speakers.  Made in the USA, with beautiful workmanship, innovative design and excellent sound.  There is not a lot of information about this company other than a few pieces that people may have commented over the internet.  But, regardless of how little information there is about this company, the sound quality and build quality of these speakers are highly regarded.  Not to mention, they are well designed and look very elegant.  This happens to be our second pair of Microns, the first set we had was the 421 with the same 1011 passive sub and found a loving home. 

Not to mention, wood lovers will love the look as they are wrapped in real wood veneer.

From what I can find the 631 was their TOTL bookshelves speakers for this particular series.  The bookshelves are 3-way, featuring a 6" woofer, 2.5" midrange cone driver and 1" dome tweeter.  They are wrapped in a well made cabinet with rounded edges and the front are fitted with a beautiful brass trim.  The drivers are recessed for the "time aligned" phasing.  It's just another design manufacturers used to improve phasing and provide the best sound quality in their design.  Neat design, that's for sure.

The 1011 passive sub, or bass extender is basically for the low end frequencies as we all know that bookshelves speakers tend to lack in the lower end frequencies due to size of the driver.  As with the speakers themselves, the 1011 is well made, the top is a laminate while the rest is wrapped in real wood veneer.  Probably meant to be used as a table end for easy clean for spills.

The 1011 uses a dual voice coil driver (12" driver) and while it's no monster in the bass department, it really fills the room with detailed bass that if placed properly, it would seem the bookshelves are doing all the work.  However, the attenuators for the mid and  treble are on the bottom of the sub.

Overall, they are in excellent shape besides a few scratches on the 1011.

For sound they are a very detailed speakers.  They have very good extension, it's quite dynamic and very transparent.  They are perfect for those looking for a clean sounding pair of speakers with a very neutral sound signature.  I would say they're quite musical if not a tad towards the analytical side.  And, the bass is not overwhelming at all, it's detailed, good depth and punch and matches well with the rest of the system.  Of course, personally, I really love the look of the speakers.

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