I would describe them as a mini monitor, they don't sound mini though with my ION obelisk x3 .
Result I would say.
I would describe them as a mini monitor, they don't sound mini though with my ION obelisk x3 .
Result I would say.
Chartwell made some pretty serious speakers. I had a pair of the big PM400's for a while. They were very well reviewed at the time.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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I'm Martyn.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Many speakers used that little tweeter. I understand they were literally pennies to buy back then and weren't too bad at all if properly implemented.
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Hard to believe that there's no info on these .
Last edited by andyrlb; 10-11-2016 at 13:23.
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I'm Dave.
I reviewed a couple of pairs of Chartwell speakers back in the late 70s,for Hi-Fi for Pleasure magazine.
The company was owned by a couple of Chinese chaps whose main occupation was growing and delivering bean shoots to Chinese restaurants. I had several re-worked versions of each speaker to try and some of the cartons were rattling with bean shoot seeds. I kid you not.
Not sure what happened to the original owners.
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I'm nigel.
given the evident quality of the bass driver, I would venture the tweeter is a aftermarket replacement.
the device was available for many years from maplins....indeed, I used it myself when I fancied myself as a ahem....speaker designer.....STOP LAUGHING AT THE BACK!!!
many years back I owned a pair of kef padgent speakers employing the unit and they were much improved with the substitution of a 1" soft dome....audax I think.
NIGE.