I bought the 88a and 77a at the same time. I thought they sounded pretty much identical so sold the 88a's for nice coin. I still have the 77a's and really like them. With the right amp and the right room they will throw a most impressive soundstage. Very impressive build quality too.
Here's my Kabuki contribution of the day: the Akai SW-175
The 5-Way 6 drivers configuration consists of an alnico magnet 2 x2.5"metal horn tweeter, two 3" metal dome super tweeters, one alnico magnet 2.5" paper cone super tweeter, one 5.25" alnico magnet mid-range and one 15" woofer. Crossover network has high and midrange tone controls.
Measure 25 x 17 x 11 inches, each speaker weighs in at 48 pounds.