New from London

[neilbardsley]

I went to a record fair with the intent of browsing and left lighter quite a lot of cash and some more vinyl for my tiny collection. Another anorak insisted I buy Rory Gallagher's Irish 74 Tour lp! Thank goodness after a post buy seach on ebay I've actually paid under the market rate. Anyway I decided that maybe I should look at my equipment and after a chat with the local store (old school) they suggested changing my chario syntar speaks for some bbc studio monitors with 3 drivers for about £680? Anybody know more than I do about these speakers?

http://www.kef.com/html/gb/explore/about_kef/kef/

I don't know if these are the exact ones I'm being offered but got that from my google.

The place I've been talking to is the http://www.theaudiocentre.com/ in Croydon

The other equipment is probably quite low end for this site but we all have to start somewhere

Yamaha P220 Record Player
(bought from the place that is recommending the speakers)

Yamaha AX592 Amp
(had for about 15 years form the US). Actually I just read a review on this Amp for mid/low value it doesn't get a bad write up

[walpurgis]

Hello Neil. Welcome to AOS.

Hi End or Low End, it doesn't matter, our members like and use all types of equipment. Vintage gear is very popular.

The LS3/5a speakers in your link are not three way, they use two drive units and are a highly respected vintage classic design. But tend to be very overpriced these days, with some variants fetching around £2000 a pair. The quoted £680 is probably reasonable given going rates, but I'd be surprised if you found them a huge improvement over your Charios.

If you have ideas that you'd like to discuss. Start a thread in the Blank Canvas area and outline what you have in mind. I'm sure you'll get plenty of replies.

You'll find plenty to interest you here.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Neil,

Don't worry about what anybody thinks of your audio gear - we're not judgemental here on AoS. What matters is what sounds good to you.

As Geoff has said, I don't think the Rogers LS3/5As will necessarily be right for you or a big improvement over what you have already, despite the reasonable asking price. The LS3/5As were designed as near-field monitors (that means you listen to them close up) for use in BBC outside broadcast vans to monitor the quality of speech. Thus the midrange performance is excellent but the bass is curtailed and ideally needs to be supplemented with a sub woofer.

Anyway start a thread in Blank Canvas and let us know what you want from your system, and let us know what your tastes in music are.

Enjoy the Forum

Regards
Barry

[struth]

Yes good advice there.... welcome aboard Neil.

[Eagle owl]

Hello and welcome Neil.

Geoff. :wave: