Originally Posted by
Jeff Leach
Hi People !
Have recently re-discovered the pleasures of hi fi (got my old system down from the loft and made a couple of purchases) and happened upon this great site.
My old system consisted of A Dual 505 series 2 (with Nagaoka MP-11) a Nad 3020,Marantz CD 65 (original model) and a pair of Celestion DL6's linked with mostly Cambridge interconnects.
I have recently got my hands on a recently serviced Audiolab 8000a amp (excellent) a Cambridge Dac magic, A Project Debut SE 3 and a Marantz CD 6000 OSE Ki and I am currently experimenting with the various set ups.
I also have a pioneer pd 7700 and a pioneer PL-15R turntable.
As you can probably guess, my budget isn't massive, but i'm looking to upgrade the speakers, they do sound good and I have tried a couple of others that came my way but they sadly didn't cut he mustard ( Mordaunt Short MS45 and Mission MS 20i Pearl)
Have members any suggestions as to what the next step up could be at a reasonable cost on the second hand market.
I have recently acquired a pair of Pioneer HPM 60's from I think the early eighties which I'm in the process of re-foaming - I haven't ran them yet, just waiting till the repair kit arrives before I give them a try and I acquired a pair of Celestion DL 8's locally but unfortunately the tweeters are kaput ad i don't seem to be able to find replacements (they look in tact with no sign of damage or loose connection, but no sound on either unit just the woofers operating)
By the way, Music tastes across the board, but particularly 70's and 80's rock and soul, popular jazz, recently I've been listening to the new Don Henley and Keith Richards albums and a smattering of 60's rock and blue's - Little Willie John, Nina Simone, Quincy Jones and rare Motown.
Cheers
Jeff
Hi Jeff
Pioneer HPM-60's are a seriously nice speaker - I have a pair myself and would not part with them (unless I could get the HPM-100's or the next one up but, they'd have to be mint). I dont think for the budget money you could do much better than those mate (IMHO) but, music/hi-fi/our own ears are all individual and subjective criteria so other people may think different 
. The designer of those speakers was actually not wholly Pioneer, they were designed by a well respected man who worked for a renowned British speaker manufacturer - I think it was JBL or JPW (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and as such are a lot better than people realise when they see a Pioneer badge on them !!!! The woofers themselves are worth re-foaming as long as the rest is good as they are British.
Also, that Pioneer 7700, if I remember correctly has the stable platter mechanism in it and are quite a good CD transport !!!! My motto is, if something sounds great to your ears, why bother changing it (unless its a substantial upgrade); also, if something aint broke, why try to fix it ???? Welcome to AOS
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Pioneer SA-9800, SG-9800, TX-9800, P-D70, PD-7500, TX-D1000, PL-12D, HPM-60, REL Quake.
Mission Cyrus II + PSX Transformer. Marantz CD-52 MkII Sp Edtn. Sony Mini-Disc MDS-JE530. Thorens TD-166MkII.
Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2. Linn Index II + Ku-Stone Stands. REL Strata. Linn Interconnects throughout and Chord Flat Strand speaker cable.
Raspberry Pi / AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre DAC ES9023 TCXO Streamer.
Hi from Hi Fi returner Jeff
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