I can't comment on this particular pair (except drool over their lovely dark finish as mine are in teak) but I have the same model from the same period but upgraded to SPX - meaning all internal wiring is audio notes top silver stuff - so comparisons might but not be realistic. But don't be fooled by the apparent simplicity or mundane appearance of these. With low or high powered valve amps they are utterly musical and transparent and have an honesty with timbre that's hard to beat.
Don't believe that they need corners to produce bass - twaddle. Don't believe that don't do bass, again twaddle. They can go down to close on 30hz - I've measured output at that level from mine.
If I was in the UK I'd grab these and upgrade the internal wiring.
Lovely.
Adey
In perpetual pursuit.
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