I decided to forget the cost and get these speakers. They appeared in almost NEW condition. And I got them from another G.I. who had them stored and decided to get rid of them for a pittance. I'm ashamed to tell how little I paid for them. He told me how much they cost and I couldn't believe he was giving them away.
Apparently these speakers were not made for the American market but for the German market and that's where the seller purchased them. I got them home... still in factory box, foam cushion, wood floor stand and silver cover over the speakers. I did my ear test first... pushing them with a 9900z, then a QRX-5500 and a regular 5500. Then I up the ante and tried them on my panasonic DVD Player; then the Rt-909, my turntable and amp them with a Sansui 9900. I tried every combination in the book... I switched between my JBL 4311B and the 922a... and I said I had a problem. Which ones to get rid of... or keep them both. I have a back up CS99a that is going to stay here until I die or they die. Seldom do I run across a set of speakers that are almost new. The only thing that didn't impress me was the LED's... pretty but I didn't need them.
After 40 years of listening and tinkering... I'll tell anyone these speaker are G-G-G-Great...!!