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If you've never played with B139's then you don't know what you're missing. 4" throw and a solid block cone with equivalent surface area of a 12". Loading it into T-line gave a meaningful response to the low mid 20's. The cabs were about 5' tall, 3' deep and 18" wide. For a domestic rig it was at the more serious end of the spectrum.
The amp was a home build by an EE mate of theirs, about 100W Class A and affectionately known as 'The Beast'. The power coil weighed in at about 15Kg and the heat sinks about the same. It compared well to a Levison or Krell power amp. At it's best he had it doing near perfect 16Hz square waves at half power measured on a HP Scope. Some of the new digital stuff would kill it but it if nothing else it made a fantastic sputnik heater ;-)
Nowadays I'm on a pair of rather battered 1974 Tannoy Devons with the 12" HPS Dual Concentric drivers. Not bad for £60 from Smack Converters seeing as they seem to go for £400+ even in poor condition. They could do with new surrounds fitting but still kick out the dub and image like compact monitors even when positioning is well and truly screwed.
I'll trust the word of the 'yoof' and dust of my glow sticks. If UK Garage becomes what it once was I'll not be unhappy.