Has anyone had a go with these. I'm picking a pair up for £15 on Saturday and wondered if anyone has had any experience with them??
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Wharfdale Linton 3XP speakers
Has anyone had a go with these. I'm picking a pair up for £15 on Saturday and wondered if anyone has had any experience with them??
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I had a pair of these in the mid to late 70's, served me well until I changed to Kef 104ab set up, also had a pair of Glendales, may still have some old pics somewhere.
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They're very cheap and will give you that "vintage" sound, which I think was tamed somewhat over the rather squawky 2XP models (from memory) - and here's me with some mk1 Dentons
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thanks guys. I'm finding I'm getting lots of joy from fettling and dismantling old gear so these speakers should keep me out of trouble for a few days.
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They were my first hi fi Speakers, brand new for my 14th birthday.
I cant give a balanced review because I was like a Pig in shit.
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Sometimes, I think our memories are extremely rose tinted. However, I vividly remember my first exposure to proper HiFi, and that was an SP25mk3 with AT66 I think/Metrosound ST20 amp and Denton speakers. having recently bought some Dentons of the same era (late 60's), I do have to say that my memories weren't too inaccurate, since what they lack in smoothness and absolute resolution, they make up for with a huge-hearted sound that never fails to make me smile, since they cover their tracks so very well. Hopefully, these later Lintons will do the same for you with any luck
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Would you say that they were a good speaker for rock music? I was supposed to get them today but will now have to wait until Monday.Originally Posted by DSJR
Sometimes, I think our memories are extremely rose tinted. However, I vividly remember my first exposure to proper HiFi, and that was an SP25mk3 with AT66 I think/Metrosound ST20 amp and Denton speakers. having recently bought some Dentons of the same era (late 60's), I do have to say that my memories weren't too inaccurate, since what they lack in smoothness and absolute resolution, they make up for with a huge-hearted sound that never fails to make me smile, since they cover their tracks so very well. Hopefully, these later Lintons will do the same for you with any luck
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Would I say they were a good speaker???? Depends what you compare them with I think. They should certainly be funky enough and nearly thirty years may have changed the performance somewhat as well possibly.
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I bought these just to experiment with the cross over, so I'm not too bothered if they dont sound to great!
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Memories are funny things and you may well cause me to eat even more humble pie. Hope you have some fun with them in any case
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