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walpurgis
27-08-2017, 11:36
Most of us like to see what others are using. So show us your speakers. Just tell us what they are and add a photo :).
These are my main speakers. Tannoy Cheviot Mk.II. And they sound gorgeous! :D
http://i66.tinypic.com/2wqeszb.png
Boyse6748
27-08-2017, 12:29
Something a bit more unusual... how about the Revolver Cygnis https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/ff297420deb283d9136221c1ba55907b.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/ff297420deb283d9136221c1ba55907b.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/75bce415df966575e72e070fb130df00.jpg
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PMC Twenty 21 on Dreadnought stands
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/551cc0c9642eadab33b9577ee2d81d27.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/aec39f4646dc404d4cf7356cd6cb33d7.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/ZeJagx.jpg
Telefunken twin fullrange
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/1f3de1709f737d3c0bd52c4672e300fe.jpg
With extra assistor speaker
And an arty one. Ner
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/21d2658e12fd5ffd60975f010637af36.jpg
My Mordaunt Short Signifiers, I won't be parting with these in a hurry. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/e4197d613f89265257afb2501b922832.jpg
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fatmarley
27-08-2017, 15:13
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/36703173821_8037cb04e9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XVkmRK)
Both diy.
PhilofCas
27-08-2017, 15:51
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walpurgis
27-08-2017, 16:12
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/36703173821_8037cb04e9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XVkmRK)
Both diy.
Looking good Matt! :)
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 16:20
I posted a pic of the Tannoys, so I guess I'd better show the KEF Corellis too. This is before restoration. They had a few marks at the time.
https://s2.postimg.org/4zw3ak3ax/P1030229.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
SteveTheShadow
27-08-2017, 16:36
My Own design, semi omnidirectional, quarter wave transmission line speakers.
http://i.imgur.com/c0vkGiw.jpg
dantheman91
27-08-2017, 16:39
Well currently using Mission 770 Freedom...but have 25 other pairs...:eek:
Pictures are of the freedoms & Dovedale 3's - but others include Tannoy 615 MK2 , DC 1000 , Audio Note ANJD starting point...:)
My Own design, semi omnidirectional, quarter wave transmission line speakers.
http://i.imgur.com/c0vkGiw.jpg
pretty set up steve
Boyse6748
27-08-2017, 16:40
Thus far, It only goes to show just how different we all are. " who ever said what is the BEST HI-FI system"[emoji41][emoji41][emoji7][emoji7] I do believe it's all in the ear of the receiver!!!!
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SteveTheShadow
27-08-2017, 16:43
Cheers Grant,
I like to design stuff that looks good, then I worry about making it sound good
I'm a "function follows form" kind of guy.
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 16:49
I'm a "function follows form" kind of guy.
I'm a bit like that about women! :D
Cheers Grant,
I like to design stuff that looks good, then I worry about making it sound good
I'm a "function follows form" kind of guy.
i just pray on both counts;)
Custom modified pair of Yamaha NS-1000Ms on custom stands and super-tweeters
https://i.imgur.com/9IIa5SSl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/huzuDAsl.jpg
Pair of custom external crossovers for Yamaha speakers
https://i.imgur.com/Jg78qtal.jpg
Rel Stadium sub-woofer
yamaha ns1000m again
nice stands mark :)
https://s26.postimg.org/yz3fig37t/IMG_1548.jpg
farflungstar
27-08-2017, 18:16
My Own design, semi omnidirectional, quarter wave transmission line speakers.
http://i.imgur.com/c0vkGiw.jpgVery very nice.
Here's mine. JM Labs something-or-others:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac233/Macca_photos_2009/004_1.jpg (http://s903.photobucket.com/user/Macca_photos_2009/media/004_1.jpg.html)
fatmarley
27-08-2017, 19:06
Looking good Matt! :)
Cheers Geoff :)
Unfortunately, the large ones with the 10" woofers didn't make It past prototype stage. I just didn't like the sound of the metal coned woofers (lacked depth and sounded grey or dull in the lower mids), so replaced them with a much better sounding, single, 10" carbon/paper woofer.
Wakefield Turntables
27-08-2017, 19:08
OH GOD! My collection is a real mash up. I'll post some pics later. Look out for Tannoy, ATC, Quad, JR, and celestion!
Wakefield Turntables
27-08-2017, 19:09
Custom modified pair of Yamaha NS-1000Ms on custom stands and super-tweeters
https://i.imgur.com/9IIa5SSl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/huzuDAsl.jpg
Pair of custom external crossovers for Yamaha speakers
https://i.imgur.com/Jg78qtal.jpg
Rel Stadium sub-woofer
YOWZERS! Love to hear them at some point!!!!!!
These.
Last speakers I'll ever buy...lots of system improvements since buying them (and since this photo was taken...) and they have been good enough to let me enjoy every improvement every time.
(apologies for the hairy stump btw...)
http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq61/gazjamster/60d0771e40acdb2d069a4f47ffd799ab_zpsrzczv9mh.jpg (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/gazjamster/media/60d0771e40acdb2d069a4f47ffd799ab_zpsrzczv9mh.jpg.h tml)
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 20:32
Here are my beloved Living Voice Auditoriums.... a speaker I cannot ever imagine selling
All covered up
http://i.imgur.com/4Wa0wAe.jpg (http://imgur.com/4Wa0wAe)
And naked http://i.imgur.com/ew5DCTX.jpg (http://imgur.com/ew5DCTX)
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 22:14
Come on now I've shown you mine.... :lol:
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 22:25
Not showing mine. I find the sight of women fainting most unsettling.:eek:
southall-1998
27-08-2017, 22:25
My Dad's and I, Dali Opticon 2 Speakers. This is our second system.
S.
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Ninanina
27-08-2017, 22:27
Not showing mine. I find the sight of women fainting most unsettling.:eek:
Come on now Geoff I promise I won't faint....... you know you want to ;)
Bare in mind I didn't want to 'come clean' about my new toy but it's out there now... :doh:
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 22:27
My Dad's and I, Dali Opticon 2 Speakers. This is our second system.
S.
21236
Very nice Shane
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 22:33
Bare in mind I didn't want to 'come clean' about my new toy but it's out there now... :doh:
Nothing wrong with having ANY piece of equipment, if it's doing what you want!
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 22:38
Nothing wrong with having ANY piece of equipment, if it's doing what you want!
Yes that's right Geoff but when it's made by a manufacturer you have previously rubbished it's quite a thing to reveal... I am so surprised to be honest... the toons are still on via the Naim and I'm loving it more the more I have it on.... I could listen to this for hours on end, it's that good.... and a complete bargain compared to the rest of the sytem ;)
My cables cost more than this amp :)
This thread rocks, I do love a nice pair!
http://i.imgur.com/nbT8zjz.jpg
My Own design, semi omnidirectional, quarter wave transmission line speakers.
http://i.imgur.com/c0vkGiw.jpg
Very tasty. Love your work.
The Signifiers fit in just right, even Usain Bolt approves. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/36f0dc71656bb5671a4680b6f6e16075.jpg
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Ninanina
27-08-2017, 22:52
This thread rocks, I do love a nice pair!
http://i.imgur.com/nbT8zjz.jpg
That is indeed a nice pair Andrew..
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 22:55
This thread rocks, I do love a nice pair!
Trouble is. When everybody has shown us their speakers, I'll have to do a 'show us your amp' or 'show us your deck' thread! :D
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:02
Trouble is. When everybody has shown us their speakers, I'll have to do a 'show us your amp' or 'show us your deck' thread! :D
No problem there Geoff as I now have 3 amps to show.....a complete nightmare indeed... no 'deck' though...:eyebrows:
I do have another pair of speakers that are sitting on the landing at the moment... I could 'show' them I guess :D
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 23:05
No problem there Geoff as I now have 3 amps to show
Only three? If you include separate pre-amps, power amps and integrateds and part built units, I have about fifteeen.
Trouble is. When everybody has shown us their speakers, I'll have to do a 'show us your amp' or 'show us your deck' thread! :D
Don't you dare start a " show us your rack thread " :wowzer:
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:09
Only three? If you include separate pre-amps, power amps and integrateds and part built units, I have about fifteeen.
Good god fifteen is surely 14 too many Geoff... nice to have though I am sure... :D
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:11
Don't you dare start a " show us your rack thread " :wowzer:
Now Ian that would be very interesting indeed... I bet there will be very few that can "show us your rack".... I think I would be in a minority there... :doh:
walpurgis
27-08-2017, 23:15
Don't you dare start a " show us your rack thread " :wowzer:
I could do a 'show us your knobs' thread if that suits? :D
https://s2.postimg.org/xxc4k75ix/mxcpjpeg.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:16
I could do a 'show us your knobs' thread if that suits? :D
I just can't compete with that Geoff...:D
Now Ian that would be very interesting indeed... I bet there will be very few that can "show us your rack".... I think I would be in a minority there... :doh:
I don't know, I'm not doing too bad in that department hahaha
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:30
I don't know, I'm not doing too bad in that department hahaha
I know what you mean Ian.... :)
Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:31
My current 'knob'..
http://i.imgur.com/QntAlxp.jpg (http://imgur.com/QntAlxp)
Tannoy Arden Mk2s
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/259e0fbeb77fc1b9f9cde4b4c006157b.jpg
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Mine's got studs round it!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/f6963c3c97729ba51607091bba822029.jpg
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Ninanina
27-08-2017, 23:52
Mine's got studs round it!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170827/f6963c3c97729ba51607091bba822029.jpg
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Love the "studs" Ian
One of my other knobs:
http://i.imgur.com/h8bioyG.jpg (http://imgur.com/h8bioyG)
icehockeyboy
30-08-2017, 07:34
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/7ac36292e8c6558d2d9067ef54586a44.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/89942c0bce78a5aa8bb155a779820625.jpgh
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icehockeyboy
30-08-2017, 07:36
Somehow didn't manage to write anything about the speakers with the photos!
They're my much loved and cherished Usher CP 6372's, and to my ears the best speakers I've ever owned.
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icehockeyboy
30-08-2017, 07:39
Latest pic.
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My JBL 4312B control monitors and one of my Yamaha NS1000M studio monitors.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/5cda79da4cf8f43c988e7eceb02b67d6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/b9ef22335ab3731c8deefb1b78dd3348.jpg
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Some lovely speakers in this thread.
jandl100
30-08-2017, 09:54
In my 3rd system - a pair of Klegg Symphony 102 standmounts in piano white gloss.
A totally off the wall random eBay purchase that worked out really well!
http://i.imgur.com/DVBRA1T.jpg
jandl100
30-08-2017, 09:59
In my 2nd system, Chario Syntar 100T. A base-mounted woofer gives these a decent near-full range sound.
http://i.imgur.com/k3pyrp6.jpg
jandl100
30-08-2017, 10:02
And the old reliables - over 7 years now! - MBL 116F in my main system.
http://i.imgur.com/1oRhZAS.jpg
Seem to have deleted all my system pics.?
Ah well here is a naked one
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/379645d8ff5d006a432638bf2ec384ed.jpg
Not perfect but passable. they look better in the flesh tbh, and that angle doesnt help lol
Boyse6748
30-08-2017, 10:28
And the old reliables - over 7 years now! - MBL 116F in my main system.
http://i.imgur.com/1oRhZAS.jpg
They look extremely cool !!!! Hope they didn't cost you £193,310.00 [emoji41]
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mightymonoped
30-08-2017, 10:35
My humble 1970 Mordaunt Short MS400. They may be worth nothing but they are in good nick and produce some beautiful music. So much so, in fact, that I'm finding it hard to replace them as I haven't got room for two sets and I can't bear to see them go :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/caa9c37565dc8527db15961542b12bb4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/f199708f1845a81f505687c355e84107.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/1dc0eb3d9bc4fc441fa099219ff6ff75.jpg
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sq225917
30-08-2017, 11:14
And the old reliables - over 7 years now! - MBL 116F in my main system.
http://i.imgur.com/1oRhZAS.jpg
Jesus Jerry, 7 years. They must be coated in invisible paint.
jandl100
30-08-2017, 11:17
Yeah, I know.
I used to swap speakers every few months, and they were the good ones I regarded as keepers! :scratch:
Firebottle
30-08-2017, 11:32
The only way to mount electrostatics:
http://i67.tinypic.com/33be5av.jpg
... and not fall over them :lol:
Light Dependant Resistor
30-08-2017, 11:47
The only way to mount electrostatics:
http://i67.tinypic.com/33be5av.jpg
... and not fall over them :lol:
Unless you are a Lionel Richie fan and go Dancin' on the ceiling !
I have mine on brackets off the wall - and slightly lower in height,below them a second pair, are
on original legs.
Jesus Jerry, 7 years. They must be coated in invisible paint.Never heard a set but loved my omnidirectional adventure.
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jollyfix
30-08-2017, 12:43
Not great photos, and not in place being used.
I have more of my FPS plane wave and subs, rather than a corner of one next to the Chario speakers ( same as Jerry).but on the other laptop, and not good as photos taken show me reflected in my pants, so better not post those...
Duevel planets, and KEF ref 1. Duevel used in second system, KEF back in the cupboard with many other sets of speakers.
attachmentid=21240&d=1504096640&thumb=1&stc=1http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21242&d=1504096678&thumb=1&stc=1http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21241&d=1504096640&thumb=1&stc=1http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21243&d=1504096698&thumb=1&stc=1[/url]
speedracer
30-08-2017, 13:02
Some fantastic speakers (and other kit) on show here guys, truly there are many many roads leading to the same place. Visually speaking I am not a wood kind of guy, but "StevetheShadow's" system looks fantastic I have to say, very impressive skills on show there.
Some lovely speakers in this thread.
Where are your lovely GRFs then, Andy? As Delia Smith once said at Norwich City: 'Come on, let's be 'avin ya'! ;)
:worthless:
Marco.
My humble 1970 Mordaunt Short MS400. They may be worth nothing but they are in good nick and produce some beautiful music. So much so, in fact, that I'm finding it hard to replace them as I haven't got room for two sets and I can't bear to see them go :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/caa9c37565dc8527db15961542b12bb4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/f199708f1845a81f505687c355e84107.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/1dc0eb3d9bc4fc441fa099219ff6ff75.jpg
Awesome, Tony. Those are vintage-tastic! :respect:
Marco.
What used to exist at one time (2006-2011)... Spendor SP100s on 'Phase 4' Mana:
http://theartofsound.net/images/aos_images/marco_system/2009-01/aosm06.jpg
What exists there now... Lockwood Majors with 15" Tannoy Monitor Golds/bespoke crossovers, on 'Phase 1' Mana:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/835/lockwoodmajors027.jpg
Downstairs home-cinema and music streaming system... Celestion Ditton 15XRs, with Jantzen SilveGold Z-Cap, re-capped crossovers, on 'Phase 2' Mana:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/4yOjeM.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/MLxf76.jpg
:cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
30-08-2017, 14:38
Well If you really want to go back. I built these about 1975.
http://i66.tinypic.com/xfx7h2.jpg
EMI bass, T15 mid/top, DT3 supertweeter
southall-1998
30-08-2017, 14:44
Well If you really want to go back. I built these about 1975.
http://i66.tinypic.com/xfx7h2.jpg
EMI bass, T15 mid/top, DT3 supertweeter
Back when you had permed hair ;)
S.
Boyse6748
30-08-2017, 14:53
Nobody into Kef's then.... unfortunately now just storage. Revolvers take precedence.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/a87645294e175dd52dc5a881170f151c.jpg
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Nobody into Kef's then.... unfortunately now just storage. Revolvers take precedence.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/a87645294e175dd52dc5a881170f151c.jpg
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very nice. still like my little standmounts. what model is that again Peter
Back when you had permed hair ;)
S.
shush... i just might have had that ;) but dont tell anyone
mightymonoped
30-08-2017, 15:01
Awesome, Tony. Those are vintage-tastic! :respect:
Marco.
They really are immaculate inside, the wadding is still pure white like new. Only thing I have done is update the electrolytic caps and put some decent binding posts on the back. They still seems to be improving with every change/upgrade I make elsewhere, so I'm going to see how long I can resist replacing them. God only knows where I'm going to put them as I promised their original owner that I would care for them til their end of days! :scratch:
Boyse6748
30-08-2017, 15:01
105/3's shush.... don't tell anyone [emoji7]
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Boyse6748
30-08-2017, 15:05
Meant to say.... a two year rebuild. All new bass units / caps / wiring... better than new[emoji7]
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Great backups. Lol most folk would be delighted with them in first... nice parquetry floor too by looks of it
My little babies - PMC LB1 Signature. They just give and give. On Target stands with Superspikes.
http://imapnet.com/aos/pmc/pmc_room_view.jpg
http://imapnet.com/aos/pmc/pmc_front_view.jpg
http://imapnet.com/aos/pmc/pmc_side_view.jpg
Zoidburg
30-08-2017, 19:00
Excuse the dust [emoji2] living room is almost "back together" after re-dec. Here's my JBL L40's. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/a98fbb99f9c96a0e04b14561514ab4c8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170830/17fdb64a5c78b4d33e554927b8b8f331.jpg
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southall-1998
30-08-2017, 19:30
These belong to my Dad.
S.
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Great thread and some stunning sets.
I'm embarrassed to show mine now :rolleyes:
jandl100
31-08-2017, 05:46
Oh, well -- if we're going back in time ...
Martin Logan CLS2z 'stats with Big Mutha MF amp (A370ii) and a teensy subwoofer to assist a little :eyebrows:
http://i.imgur.com/k0QOrq2.jpg
jandl100
31-08-2017, 05:52
My favourite cone&domeinabox speaker - Leema Xavier.
Driven by some tasty Cary mono SET valves.
http://i.imgur.com/jvfM6Qn.jpg
jandl100
31-08-2017, 06:22
http://i.imgur.com/Z5DnLxH.jpg
And some close-ups of the patent Kitten Protection Screen (KPS) failing to work :doh:
http://i.imgur.com/FexAGYC.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WVaMHRp.jpg
jandl100
31-08-2017, 06:59
Infinity RS2.5 ribbon hybrids - fugly but enjoyable.
http://i.imgur.com/oIYxLMt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Z5DnLxH.jpg
And some close-ups of the patent Kitten Protection Screen (KPS) failing to work :doh:
http://i.imgur.com/FexAGYC.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WVaMHRp.jpg
They are clearly going after the dead lizard, was that in there as some kind of bizarre tweak?
jandl100
31-08-2017, 07:05
They are clearly going after the dead lizard, was that in there as some kind of bizarre tweak?
It's made of Mpingo wood, of course. :thumbsup:
jandl100
31-08-2017, 07:08
More ribbon hybrids - Dali Skyline 1000.
http://i.imgur.com/Ycd4rIA.jpg
jandl100
31-08-2017, 07:11
Ribbon hybrids R Us ... ProAc Future Point 5 this time.
I often enjoy ProAcs, but not these :(
http://i.imgur.com/jK8eMg9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Z5DnLxH.jpg
Is that one of your old systems, situated in your current house, Jerry? Looks very different from the norm! :)
Firstly, the decor is quite different from your usual 'look', and secondly, the system appears properly set up on specialist stands, with the equipment (dusted) and neatly spaced out [rather than stacked up dusty, all higgledy-piggledy], cables neatly dressed, and no big fugly TV sat in the way!
Is that when you used to know what you were doing? :ner::D
;)
Marco.
Here's mine. JM Labs something-or-others:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac233/Macca_photos_2009/004_1.jpg (http://s903.photobucket.com/user/Macca_photos_2009/media/004_1.jpg.html)
Power cut again? :eyebrows:;)
Marco.
jandl100
31-08-2017, 08:45
Is that one of your old systems, situated in your current house, Jerry? Looks very different from the norm! :)
Firstly, the decor is quite different from your usual 'look', and secondly, the system appears properly set up on specialist stands, with the equipment (dusted) and neatly spaced out [rather than stacked up dusty, all higgledy-piggledy], cables neatly dressed, and no big fugly TV sat in the way!
Is that when you used to know what you were doing? :ner::D
;)
Marco.
:eyebrows:
It is all embarrassingly tidy, isn't it.
That's when we lived in Spain for a couple of years.
I'm not sure I've ever known what i'm doing. :scratch:
Ha - I *knew* that wasn't your usual pad! It looks rather like a system set up in a dealer's demo room :)
But it's fairly 'textbook' for how a system should be set up, if you want to do the job properly... It's the ducks, though, that make it all sound good, so that's ultimately what's missing! :D
Marco.
walpurgis
31-08-2017, 09:03
Another blast from the past. Compact transmission line speakers using Audax drive units. Built by me in the eighties.
That is an incredibly rare Onkyo stereo crossover/power-amp on top. Note the biscuit tin stand and the Harman Kardon 730 reciever in the cabinet with Technics SL-1800 on top and Teac A-103 cassette deck below. Those were the days!
http://i66.tinypic.com/ri4xvr.jpg
jandl100
31-08-2017, 09:43
It's true, Marco, a hifi sucks without ducks.
Another blast from the past. Compact transmission line speakers using Audax drive units. Built by me in the eighties.
That is an incredibly rare Onkyo stereo crossover/power-amp on top. Note the biscuit tin stand and the Harman Kardon 730 reciever in the cabinet with Technics SL-1800 on top and Teac A-103 cassette deck below. Those were the days!
http://i66.tinypic.com/ri4xvr.jpg
Nice speaker stands, Geoff! :respect:
Marco.
It's true, Marco, a hifi sucks without ducks.
Yeah, they probably help break up standing WAVES or something... :lol:
Marco.
southall-1998
31-08-2017, 10:12
Another blast from the past. Compact transmission line speakers using Audax drive units. Built by me in the eighties.
That is an incredibly rare Onkyo stereo crossover/power-amp on top. Note the biscuit tin stand and the Harman Kardon 730 reciever in the cabinet with Technics SL-1800 on top and Teac A-103 cassette deck below. Those were the days!
http://i66.tinypic.com/ri4xvr.jpg
You certainly love your biscuits!
S.
walpurgis
31-08-2017, 10:14
You certainly love your biscuits!
S.
Not me mate. I probably eat about three a year! :)
The carpet's a shocker. Worse than Jerry's.
jandl100
31-08-2017, 11:28
The carpet's a shocker. Worse than Jerry's.
Some people have no taste.
Infinity RS2.5 ribbon hybrids - fugly but enjoyable.
http://i.imgur.com/oIYxLMt.jpg
Fugly not.
http://i66.tinypic.com/10i9yjr.jpgy
http://i64.tinypic.com/302begx.jpg
My Goodmans Magisters. Obviously not original. I've changed the mids and tweeters, re-capped, put an inductor on the bass and put a new baffle on top of the old one to bring the drivers in front of the 'picture frame' surround. I have to say they sound fabulous to me.
They look like they can do the business.
Boyse6748
31-08-2017, 15:48
Sorry but they look live there alive (I robots) [emoji7][emoji7] are they coming for me ? ( sure they sound fab )
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Arkless Electronics
31-08-2017, 15:49
I see plenty of speakers that appear (yes some speakers are intended to be right up against a wall or in a corner) to have been placed for maximum WAF rather than sound quality..... just saying...
:sofa:
I'll get my coat:D
I see plenty of speakers that appear (yes some speakers are intended to be right up against a wall or in a corner) to have been placed for maximum WAF rather than sound quality..... just saying...
:sofa:
I'll get my coat:D
Well some people do have wives and other assorted hangers-on. Not every enthusiast is an angry loner like you and me. :D
Sorry but they look live there alive (I robots) [emoji7][emoji7] are they coming for me ? ( sure they sound fab )
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Yes, robots that can walk up vertical walls! The pictures were the right way up on the ipad but looking on the pc they've come out sideways. Sorry if anyone has cricked their neck.
http://i64.tinypic.com/302begx.jpg
Could we have them the right way round, please? :)
Marco.
walpurgis
31-08-2017, 17:20
http://i63.tinypic.com/2luw4uf.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/21c5j83.png
jandl100
31-08-2017, 17:37
Celef PE1 - with a piezo electric (super)tweeter. A pre-ProAc Stewart Tyler design.
It seemed to me to be a definite precursor to the superb ProAc Response 2.
(With a Thiel CS2.3 in the background!)
http://i.imgur.com/MSKOj5R.jpg
ianlenco
31-08-2017, 18:20
Just finished putting these together but still to decide how to finish the ply.
http://i.imgur.com/ilxsiboh.jpg#gWPQG
Twin Jordan Eikona drivers in DCR cabinets (slightly modified). Really pleased with the sound. :)
http://i63.tinypic.com/2luw4uf.jpghttps://youtu.be/QtxlCsVKkvY
I have found a picture of my current speakers (well, one of them anyway) but a) it's very blurry and b) the room looks even more like a bomb's hit it than usual. I'll take a better picture when I can be arsed.
Tannoy DC10Ts and Ruark Prologue 1s
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/376bc38fb3b1a19d302e38ca7fafc7a7.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/45727cd193e146c2e1aaea4108371808.jpg
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Don't see me swapping either of these in the near future ...
http://i.imgur.com/TG8eYUF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LTWTtWH.jpg
This thread rocks, I do love a nice pair!
http://i.imgur.com/nbT8zjz.jpg
Haven't been able to look kindly on 2075s ever since I had to carry a pair up two flights of narrow stairs!
The Black Adder
01-09-2017, 08:05
Don't see me swapping either of these in the near future ...
http://i.imgur.com/TG8eYUF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LTWTtWH.jpg
That's because you have some real speakers... :D
hifinutt
01-09-2017, 08:14
http://i.imgur.com/Z5DnLxH.jpg
And some close-ups of the patent Kitten Protection Screen (KPS) failing to work :doh:
http://i.imgur.com/FexAGYC.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/WVaMHRp.jpg
just love those kittens jerry :)
hifinutt
01-09-2017, 08:18
my beauties till recently
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4437/36558668880_3608bc4c4e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XGyJzf)P1040590 (https://flic.kr/p/XGyJzf) by phil grimes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/), on Flickr
Dauntless
01-09-2017, 10:28
It's true, Marco, a hifi sucks without ducks.
And I thought I was the only one that had experienced the benefit that a duck brings to a HIFI system:)
Arkless Electronics
01-09-2017, 13:34
Well some people do have wives and other assorted hangers-on. Not every enthusiast is an angry loner like you and me. :D
My personal view is if you won't build the room around the hi fi and not the other way round then don't even bother.... The sound will be so compromised it largely won't matter how good the gear is...
jandl100
01-09-2017, 13:37
My personal view is if you won't build the room around the hi fi and not the other way round then don't even bother.... The sound will be so compromised it largely won't matter how good the gear is...
:doh: :lol:
jandl100
01-09-2017, 13:39
John Bowers Active One
http://i.imgur.com/pxzAsgc.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 13:41
A pair of Jim Rogers JR150 takin' it easy. :lol:
http://i.imgur.com/soflYof.jpg
Arkless Electronics
01-09-2017, 13:54
John Bowers Active One
http://i.imgur.com/pxzAsgc.jpg
So what do you reckon to these Jerry? One rarely hears anything about them....
jandl100
01-09-2017, 14:37
I was impressed - not quite sure what I was expecting, but they surprised me with a dynamic, clear and neutral sound.
I'd happily have them again in my 2nd system. In fact the idea definitely appeals!
jandl100
01-09-2017, 14:43
... and I should add they were better than any B&W speaker I have heard, which is a bit strange. John Bowers seems to have peaked early!
jandl100
01-09-2017, 14:46
Klipsch Heresy 3 - don't ask what I thought of them. :nono: Some folks may be offended. :eyebrows:
http://i.imgur.com/Ljzhk2I.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 14:49
Usher X719 ... and Sooty
http://i.imgur.com/sGiePda.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 14:53
Audio Physic Virgo 2
http://i.imgur.com/4muObol.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:00
Rega Jura "SuperTowers" :eyebrows:
http://i.imgur.com/cJDJpbk.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:03
Epos ES30 - floorstanders that sounded way better on short stands!
http://i.imgur.com/PsRtqNf.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:06
JBL Ti2K
http://i.imgur.com/USelryq.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:09
Quad 57
http://i.imgur.com/RTKwFZY.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:10
SD Acoustics SD1
http://i.imgur.com/a91n5ZD.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:12
QLN Signature
http://i.imgur.com/M2x9vth.jpg
anthonyTD
01-09-2017, 15:13
Has this thread turned into a Jerry-fest ? :scratch::eek::lol:
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:13
Kharma Ceramique 3 (aka LGC - little green coffins) ... and Larry
http://i.imgur.com/lZZkQMl.jpg
Jerry's owned more speakers than most people have seen... :P
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:15
Has this thread turned into a Jerry-fest ? :scratch::eek::lol:
Yep, sorry :o -- waiting for wifey to get into her cycling gear!
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:18
Spendor SP1/2
http://i.imgur.com/3F80ZEy.jpg
My 12" rola Celestion full range builds
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/912/eq2Hmx.jpg
Telefunken single driver fullrange...my first born :eyebrows:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/911/kdbRSv.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:19
Stax Gamma ... well, Stax call them ear speakers ;)
http://i.imgur.com/mSmyGdb.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:21
Thiel CS2.3 vs Yamaha 1000M (yes, I know the Yams should be nearer the wall, this positioning was just for the photo op!)
http://i.imgur.com/oYx74UX.jpg
JM Labs/Focal sold now/ these were a repair and re surface/recover. they are superb
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/633/wtJ1xp.jpg
anthonyTD
01-09-2017, 15:22
I hope thats not a Euphemism!:eek::D
Yep, sorry :o -- waiting for wifey to get into her cycling gear!
Fane 8" fullrange . nice little speaker this
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/DjyFSs.jpg
jandl100
01-09-2017, 15:24
Amphion Xenon vs Leema Xavier vs Martin Logan CLS2z
(The Leemas won)
http://i.imgur.com/sWXp7fW.jpg
Audio Al
01-09-2017, 15:50
Jerry , all these speakers , do you own them or are they for reviews ?
Firebottle
01-09-2017, 16:06
Yep, sorry :o -- waiting for wifey to get into her cycling gear!
Is that worth a picture, to relieve the boredom of all these speakers?
:lolsign:
southall-1998
01-09-2017, 17:12
Minstrel driver.
S.
21261
jandl100
01-09-2017, 17:29
Jerry , all these speakers , do you own them or are they for reviews ?
Mine, mine, all mine! :mental: :eyebrows:
-- and quite a few more besides. :eek:
Although, I no longer own most of them, having long since been sold on.
Stan Beresford has the Yammy 1000M, and still loves them - and that was 8 or 9 years ago!
narabdela
01-09-2017, 17:29
My 12" rola Celestion full range builds
Rola Celestion! Proper old school. :thumbsup:
jandl100
01-09-2017, 17:49
Is that worth a picture, to relieve the boredom of all these speakers?
:lolsign:
OK, you asked for it, Alan.
Here she is, cycling away :eek:
<< pic removed for privacy reasons! >>
Firebottle
01-09-2017, 17:52
Well at least it's different sort of wood :eyebrows:
vinyljunky
01-09-2017, 20:33
Here are my humble kudos cardea c30 most musical speakers I've ownedhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170901/13bd398448a09e4160c6584ea8e667a7.jpg
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walpurgis
01-09-2017, 22:46
Never seen those before Steven. Nice looking speakers. Are they a 2.5 way design?
Frazeur1
02-09-2017, 12:20
QLN Signature
http://i.imgur.com/M2x9vth.jpg
Jerry, what were your thoughts on the QLN Sigs? What did you drive them with? Just curious as I had an opportunity to listen to a pair awhile back, but couldn't make the session. There is a dealer/distributor now selling them here in the States, they have not been available here for quite awhile now. A bit pricey though, ouch!
hornucopia
02-09-2017, 12:28
Ocellia Calliope .21 Grandis Signatures.
Amazingly realistic sound.
jandl100
02-09-2017, 12:48
Jerry, what were your thoughts on the QLN Sigs? What did you drive them with? Just curious as I had an opportunity to listen to a pair awhile back, but couldn't make the session. There is a dealer/distributor now selling them here in the States, they have not been available here for quite awhile now. A bit pricey though, ouch!
I drove over 500 miles to collect them.
Boy was I disappointed when I got them home!
I sold them on immediately.
Soft focus, rolled off treble, pretty much exactly the type of sound I don't like.
I can't recall what amps I had at the time, although I can see a 30wpc el34 amp in the background! I'm sure that I had others as well.
Here are my humble kudos cardea c30 most musical speakers I've ownedhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170901/13bd398448a09e4160c6584ea8e667a7.jpg
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they look nice Steven. that what you replaced the AN's with?
Frazeur1
02-09-2017, 13:11
I drove over 500 miles to collect them.
Boy was I disappointed when I got them home!
I sold them on immediately.
Soft focus, rolled off treble, pretty much exactly the type of sound I don't like.
I can't recall what amps I had at the time, although I can see a 30wpc el34 amp in the background! I'm sure that I had others as well.
Interesting Jerry, thanks for the reply. I see they are on the Series 3 now, not sure what changes have been made. In talking with the US distributor, the tend to like using solid state to drive them even though they have a couple other tube amplifier options in their stable of gear. If I get another chance at some point, I will probably try to get my ears on them.
By the way, you certainly have had a lot of good and interesting speakers in your home! Nice to be able to listen to so many things within your own home and systems! Thanks for sharing!
jandl100
02-09-2017, 13:17
Timothy, I may be able to come up with a good guess at other amps I may have had at the time when I get home this evening and check out some photos on my pc.
And yes, it was great fun trying all those speakers!
Lawrence001
02-09-2017, 13:37
Listening to my second system now, Celestion A1s, great speakers for the money.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170902/b9e9a1b8b923487ff594f799c2974e5d.jpg
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Frazeur1
02-09-2017, 13:48
Jerry, that is okay, no troubles there! Just that one doesn't hear about the QLN often at all!
Thanks too, to all of you that are sharing their speaker journey!
I don't think the Internet is big enough for my loudspeaker history !
Halfway Tree
02-09-2017, 19:40
Linkwitz LX521.4 active dipoles
https://vgy.me/z2RvEf.jpg
Halfway Tree
02-09-2017, 20:01
Magneplanar MG2.5r actives with oak frames use Linkwitz bass units to provide added weight to the bass which also frees up the bass/midrange panel. They fold flat against the side walls and swing out when I want to use them. LX521s have superior pinpoint imaging and are the speakers I use the most, but the Maggies have a grand sense of scale that is immersive with well recorded live rock albums. The 42inch ribbon crosses over at 1kHz.
https://vgy.me/X8slES.jpg
walpurgis
02-09-2017, 20:01
I don't think the Internet is big enough for my loudspeaker history !
Nor mine. And as for the rest, amps CD players and decks, etc. :rolleyes:
hifinutt
02-09-2017, 20:35
Usher X719 ... and Sooty
http://i.imgur.com/sGiePda.jpg
oh my gosh jerry , I would have a nervous breakdown I my cat did that
vinyljunky
02-09-2017, 20:45
Never seen those before Steven. Nice looking speakers. Are they a 2.5 way design?
Geoff they are the lower driver is a dedicated bass unit the middle driver is a mid/bass unit and the tweeter is a seas crescendo also there is a downward firing port onto the plinth to reinforce the bass
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ProAc Studio 148's.
I've had them 3 to 4 months now, replacing a pair of Rega ELA 2.5's. I liked the ELA's, must have, had them for over 20 years! But am loving these ProAc's.
Jim.21285
ProAc Studio 148's.
I've had them 3 to 4 months now, replacing a pair of Rega ELA 2.5's. I liked the ELA's, must have, had them for over 20 years! But am loving these ProAc's.
Jim.21285
Blimey! Got enough valves there, Jim?
Blimey! Got enough valves there, Jim?
You can never have enough Valves !!
Hidden from sight there's a further four in the Phono EQ in the Black Box, middle shelf right and another two in the DAC, bottom right ;-)
Jim.
You can never have enough Valves !!
Hidden from sight there's a further four in the Phono EQ in the Black Box, middle shelf right and another two in the DAC, bottom right ;-)
Jim.
Why did I know you were going to say that? :lol:
The Proacs interest me. I know they have a lot of dedicated followers but I've only ever heard one pair, little stand mounters; they were very impressive. Clean, with lots of 'sparkle'
I love 'em.
With the two larger drivers there's plenty of Bass but it's not over blown. Being bottom ported this can also be adjusted by raising or lowering on the spikes to your 'taste'.
The Treble on these I wouldn't say was 'sparkly'. Very 'weighty', a cymbal sounds like a cymbal ! But they can be beautifull, light and airy when the content calls for it.
All round a lovely speaker, shame they've now discontinued them and don't offer anything quite like them. Lots of interesting speakers but nothing really to replace the 148's.
Jim
reubensheldon
03-09-2017, 11:51
I'm enjoying this thread. Lots of interesting speakers. A recent swap has led to ATC.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170903/4640b63ce064ee57df35596d4788640c.jpg
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Just about run in now and enjoying them immensely.
Pioneer S-2EX with and with out covers, still not sure which I prefer.
These are big and heavy stand mounts and the finish is second to none.
https://i.imgur.com/jgVIM8ll.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x6jvFS1l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gFTQ2Hrl.jpg
jandl100
03-09-2017, 19:00
^ Interesting. Is that a dual concentric mid/tweeter driver, Paul?
I prefer them without the covers. :)
EDIT: ah, OK - I see they are TAD coaxial drivers.
farflungstar
03-09-2017, 19:07
Ocellia Calliope .21 Grandis Signatures.
Amazingly realistic sound.Drooool.....
hifinutt
03-09-2017, 19:27
ProAc Studio 148's.
I've had them 3 to 4 months now, replacing a pair of Rega ELA 2.5's. I liked the ELA's, must have, had them for over 20 years! But am loving these ProAc's.
Jim.21285
ha , funnily enough I had to replace my verity Rienzi because I had to pay for a fence [see gardening thread !!!] and got some proac studio 125 instead . well impressed with them . they don`t do piano as well as verity though but for the money they are extremely enjoyable . I hope to hear some more 140 mark 2 and the new dt8 and yours as well sometime
anthonyTD
04-09-2017, 10:30
Out of all the speakers you've had Jerry,which "conventional design"were' in your opinion, from experience in your own system the best, or should I say, which ones would you rather you had kept hold of ???
Timothy, I may be able to come up with a good guess at other amps I may have had at the time when I get home this evening and check out some photos on my pc.
And yes, it was great fun trying all those speakers!
jandl100
04-09-2017, 14:01
@Anthony - I think the best (i.e. those I liked best) conventional cone&dome-in-a-box speakers were the Leema Xavier.
If I had to settle down with a conventional speaker it would be those.
My main speakers in use, KEF K160s. These are not the best speakers I have but fit the space and were the first speakers I bought over a year ago when I got back into hifi.
I'm a big KEF fan and have some more I'll put up once I get a chance to take pics.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/063633fa5831ea727868f57182d886e7.jpg
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anthonyTD
04-09-2017, 16:31
:):):)
@Anthony - I think the best (i.e. those I liked best) conventional cone&dome-in-a-box speakers were the Leema Xavier.
If I had to settle down with a conventional speaker it would be those.
docfoster
04-09-2017, 16:43
Currently a pair of home made 3-ways, based around a pair of old Goodman's 18P woofers.
https://i.loli.net/2017/08/26/59a13c2352bfe.jpg
Currently a pair of home made 3-ways, based around a pair of old Goodman's 18P woofers.
https://i.loli.net/2017/08/26/59a13c2352bfe.jpg
They look like they could kick some items off your fireplace... Great look to them
docfoster
04-09-2017, 18:37
They look like they could kick some items off your fireplace... Great look to them
Thanks. Yes, some thought (and diplomatic effort) went into the finish. Sides and tops are sprayed. The fronts I covered in felt - mainly because I think it helps the sound when the front panel is so expansive, but also, the felt happens to give quite a nice visual effect too.
And be assured, the angle of the photo means that it's not quite possible to see the nails that are pinning down the items to the mantle. ;-)
Some KEF C25s on the left and black ash KEF Coda iiis on the right. I also have another set of the earlier brown walnut veneer Coda iiis too.
Second pic is a C200sw KEF subwoofer that pairs with the C25s, one sub for each C25.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/723075342c658c56dc4ccacf3e7580f9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/e8cc92d39789846615fc1c74cfe778e9.jpg
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What I'm using in the bedroom system, Celestion 120s and underneath them being used as stands are some Indigo Model ones given to me Peter (Petrat), top man [emoji106].
Second pic I think Martin might find interesting, they are a set of boxed Akais, the smaller brother to his set. I can't get them out the boxes because of my arthritis and they've just sat in the spare room since I bought them, really can't wait to try them outhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/7f3f3371aa8421073f688fb0090eee6b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/9de6bd53d742ac198daf42f1fdb1fb8e.jpg
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My first pair of Apogees. Duetta Sig Refurbs.
https://tmhnra-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y4mXLQf7EuTbT5QdUECw4w4Au-T32r7tn9C-MNQ3wEgb8CWSWvYK-pFAmNfubcgh4nnAH0VpcodOKEFFh-U2CziF1nyzr9Y3E5mP90mNBOyvumINS4fOo99pe_Cu_jhyGE59 6tpm0Ttz2fiYVv-EFhB2SWAwHU-JCxOJz5DoApdoAPS51htht0YVAAIgesXdqEd2V7x31A0XmFaDa AIsdVtWQ?width=5472&height=3080&cropmode=none
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I must say there is some serious kit in this group! It is so nice to know that there are others who suffer the same affliction as myself! It sets my imagination racing to think of how great, and how different each of these systems sound! My new bucket list, to come visit each and every one of you!
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Some KEF C25s on the left and black ash KEF Coda iiis on the right. I also have another set of the earlier brown walnut veneer Coda iiis too.
Second pic is a C200sw KEF subwoofer that pairs with the C25s, one sub for each C25.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/723075342c658c56dc4ccacf3e7580f9.jpg
I like the old Coda III. They are under rated IMO and you can buy them for next to nothing.
Second pic I think Martin might find interesting, they are a set of boxed Akais, the smaller brother to his set. I can't get them out the boxes because of my arthritis and they've just sat in the spare room since I bought them, really can't wait to try them outhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/9de6bd53d742ac198daf42f1fdb1fb8e.jpg
Get them out for the lads!
HackneyRF
05-09-2017, 08:49
I like the old Coda III. They are under rated IMO and you can buy them for next to nothing.
+1. I had a pair many years ago. Not bad at all.
HackneyRF
05-09-2017, 08:58
Some pretty amazing speakers from you all. Here are my Kefs and Adams.
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21290&d=1504601527
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21289&d=1504601484
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I must say there is some serious kit in this group! It is so nice to know that there are others who suffer the same affliction as myself! It sets my imagination racing to think of how great, and how different each of these systems sound! My new bucket list, to come visit each and every one of you!
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I guess I should have added that these are my Legacy Focus 20/20 speakers. I really got a great used price on them. Best speakers I've had so far.
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I guess I should have added that these are my Legacy Focus 20/20 speakers. I really got a great used price on them. Best speakers I've had so far.
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nice things and got decent reviews back in day. plenty bass if room is big enough. Need a decent sized amp I'm told tho even if they are efficient
PhilofCas
05-09-2017, 13:08
21291
nice things and got decent reviews back in day. plenty bass if room is big enough. Need a decent sized amp I'm told tho even if they are efficient
Thanks Grant, they are big, at 200lbs each, and over 5ft tall. I was on the verge of selling them for years, until I got that 300watt Krell. That woke them up! When I first bought them they were in a much smaller room, but I built a 16ft by 20ft building to house them in! They are none too small. True full range speakers.
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Arkless Electronics
05-09-2017, 18:20
I can't remember which thread I mentioned this in a week or two ago... but I'm always surprised at the lack of interest in the old white front Mission 770's... The 770 Freedom is very good as well, though very different to the white front ones in presentation.
The 770 was regarded as a giant killer in its day, and that was at a not inconsiderable in 1980 price of £379. I used a pair as my main speakers for about ten years.. a long time ago.. I should fit some tweeters and try them again some day:) They were great with an MF A370 power amp.
docfoster
06-09-2017, 18:46
I must say there is some serious kit in this group! It is so nice to know that there are others who suffer the same affliction as myself! It sets my imagination racing to think of how great, and how different each of these systems sound! My new bucket list, to come visit each and every one of you!
Couldn't agree more. We need a huge lazy susan to rotate between us each of the great and different experiences on offer here! :-)
Alternatively, you might have seen the Rockin'1000 Smells Like Teen Spirit extravaganza... Maybe we could hire some football stadium, hook up all of our 1000 amps and pairs of speakers to a single source and see how that sounds... :-D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul8vqaGGnY0
^ they're great... Must have been fun
high.spirits
07-09-2017, 08:51
Couldn't agree more. We need a huge lazy susan to rotate between us each of the great and different experiences on offer here! :-)
Alternatively, you might have seen the Rockin'1000 Smells Like Teen Spirit extravaganza... Maybe we could hire some football stadium, hook up all of our 1000 amps and pairs of speakers to a single source and see how that sounds... :-D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul8vqaGGnY0
:rock::rock:
This seems an appropriate place to quote the great Hunter S Thompson's experience:
'One of the bass speaker boxes is starting to emit smoke ... or maybe that acrid-smelling blue haze is coming from one of the Universal 3-Way Dividing Network boxes.
But to hell with the smoke; the first time this happened, I panicked and took down the whole system - but when I took the back off the speaker box I realised it was only the insulation burning, which is not a serious matter when you have 80 speakers in one room. According to the human cinder who built this system then left town without leaving a schematic to show me how to put it back together in case a drug addict fell into the wiring, I can afford to sacrifice at least ten speakers to fire and smoke without any serious fall-off in sound quality. The break-point, he says,would be somewhere between 15-20. At that point - with 15 or 20 speakers burned into cinders disappearing one after another in balls of blue smoke - I would start getting some fuzz on the low end, and also a loss in clarity.'
Memo from the Sports Desk, August 1976
Boyse6748
09-09-2017, 17:58
Not mine, but seen and heard these today from a guy I was buying some other bits.
Oh my... looks are unusual / funky but the sound is to die for... not heard better!!!
Think they are Zingali Waveguides....? Loads of money me thinks.
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jollyfix
09-09-2017, 18:06
Not mine, but seen and heard these today from a guy I was buying some other bits.
Oh my... looks are unusual / funky but the sound is to die for... not heard better!!!
Think they are Zingali Waveguides....? Loads of money me thinks.
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Very nice Peter, by chance were you in Taunton ,Somerset when you heard those speakers?
Boyse6748
09-09-2017, 18:15
Yes indeed, at Tim's. I did ask permission first. ( for the photos) . I was just blown over by these fabulous speakers.
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jollyfix
09-09-2017, 18:30
Great, are you now the new owner of his Troels Graveson speakers? Hope you got a chance to pop into Black cat records when in Taunton, great shop for LP's and CD's. Just down from the Tone bridge.
Boyse6748
09-09-2017, 19:42
No, the Snells, purchased on behalf of a friend.
Been to Black Cat Records many times... a great shop, just love it. Always a drop in on my home from 20 weeks cancer treatment at Plymouth .
My speakers are the Revolver Cygnis..... as much as I could afford [emoji7]
But Tim's Zingali's take the biscuit!
I must say, Tim is a great guy !!!!! And extremely knowledgeable.
Peter
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YOWZERS! Love to hear them at some point!!!!!!
You are welcome to.
hifinutt
10-09-2017, 18:06
No, the Snells, purchased on behalf of a friend.
Been to Black Cat Records many times... a great shop, just love it. Always a drop in on my home from 20 weeks cancer treatment at Plymouth .
My speakers are the Revolver Cygnis..... as much as I could afford [emoji7]
But Tim's Zingali's take the biscuit!
I must say, Tim is a great guy !!!!! And extremely knowledgeable.
Peter
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used to see zingalis around a lot more but these are just beautiful
Lawrence001
10-09-2017, 19:11
Main system, Audio Physic Virgos. Set up not optimal but only option I have at the moment. That isn't the listening chair before someone says something, that would be highly suboptimal.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170910/25e7daeed3c241c6b80561a8ff6b95f6.jpg
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julesd68
10-09-2017, 23:26
I wish I had been able to try my Audio Physic Virgo 2 in a different room but the sideways firing bass driver just didn't work in my living room so I moved them on ...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4370/36964596256_9332ef9368_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YjrdD7)
My mrs was gutted when I sold my Chario Academy II - beautiful solid wood cabs but I found the treble just a little too rolled-off for my tastes.
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I wish I had been able to try my Audio Physic Virgo 2 in a different room but the sideways firing bass driver just didn't work in my living room so I moved them on ...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4370/36964596256_9332ef9368_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YjrdD7)
Nice speakers, Jules, beautifully built and highly rated, too! :)
However, that's one of the issues with the modern fashion of designing floor-standing speakers with slim baffles, in an attempt to appear as 'room friendly', to pander to WAF... Remove those side-firing bass drivers and put them on the front of the speakers instead, with suitably wide baffles, and I suspect that would cure much of the problem! ;)
'Wide-boys' rool :eyebrows:
Marco.
jandl100
11-09-2017, 07:34
Nice speakers, Jules, beautifully built and highly rated, too! :)
However, what you've described is the problem with the modern fashion of designing floor-standing speakers with slim baffles, in an attempt to appear as 'room friendly', simply to pander to WAF...
Remove those side-firing bass drivers and put them on the front of the speakers instead, with suitably wide baffles, and I suspect that would cure much of the problem! ;)
'Wide-boys' rool :eyebrows:
Marco.
Hmm.
Maybe.
I had Virgo 2 for quite a while and loved them.
They did something very special with imaging (when given the space they wanted!) and I do wonder if that had something to do with the narrow front baffle.
I'm pretty sure of it, Jerry! I completely agree with you about the imaging, as that's one of the things the Virgo's excel at, but for me, side-firing bass drivers on floor-standing speakers, in most modern rooms, is a flawed concept.
Marco.
Lawrence001
11-09-2017, 17:02
I've got them in a bay, I find toeing them in gives the bass a longer apparent path to the walls and works well, but of course the width of the stage contracts a little. As I listen almost nearfield this isn't a problem. So basically I think they are more flexible than might be thought. After all some speakers have a bass cone that fires down into the floor and this is by design.
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julesd68
11-09-2017, 17:14
I'm pretty sure of it, Jerry! I completely agree with you about the imaging, as that's one of the things the Virgo's excel at, but for me, side-firing bass drivers on floor-standing speakers, in most modern rooms, is a flawed concept.
Marco.
Interesting that the co-founder of Audio Physic, Joachim Gerhard, left the company as he was unhappy about its direction - he now has a new company that sells speakers, amps and cartridges -
http://www.suesskindaudio.de/?lang=en
He's got another speaker with side-firing drivers but some very different designs too ...
Linkwitz LX521.4 active dipoles
https://vgy.me/z2RvEf.jpg
These are possibly the best speakers I have ever heard. Certainly the best for soundstaging, so good compared to anything else it just isn't funny. I think you can build them for a couple of grand if you have the skills and the tools. Designed for active operation though.
Yup, that's interesting, but I should stress the point I was making was not that side-firing drivers are a flawed design, per se, but simply in most modern rooms, particularly when you're not listening near-field.
They're just not easy to get to work right.
Love or loathe big Tannoys, for example [down Jerry:D], they're amongst the easiest speakers to get to work in a room I've ever used, despite their significant size - and I suspect that the large single-driver/wide baffle arrangement, and how they're ported, is a big part of that.
Marco.
These are possibly the best speakers I have ever heard. Certainly the best for soundstaging, so good compared to anything else it just isn't funny. I think you can build them for a couple of grand if you have the skills and the tools. Designed for active operation though.There was a commercial version floating around at Whittlebury a few years back for £20K. They were really quite good. Not flawless, but I was impressed. And I rarely am, really.
Yup, that's interesting, but I should stress the point I was making was not that side-firing drivers are a flawed design, per se, but simply in most modern rooms, particularly when you're not listening near-field.
They're just not easy to get to work right.
Love or loathe big Tannoys, for example [down Jerry:D], they're amongst the easiest speakers to get to work in a room I've ever used, despite their significant size - and I suspect that the large single-driver/wide baffle arrangement, and how they're ported, is a big part of that.
Marco.Anything that doesn't fire directly at you is dodgy and/or suspect.
Some speakers can just about get away with it and Jerry's MBLs do but the trade off for Jerry is near field listening as he places them against the long wall to make it work.
It does work bloody well though. At least I think so.
Yes, I enjoyed Jerry's system very much when I heard it. I didn't want to say at the time though, that his T/T sounded crap in comparison with his digital front end, but I believe he's 'sorted' that now!:lol:;)
Marco.
https://flic.kr/p/You8As
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What do you reckon these are then??? I'm fooked since photobucket changed!
jandl100
12-09-2017, 08:46
Anything that doesn't fire directly at you is dodgy and/or suspect.
Some speakers can just about get away with it and Jerry's MBLs do but the trade off for Jerry is near field listening as he places them against the long wall to make it work.
It does work bloody well though. At least I think so.
Yes, I enjoyed Jerry's system very much when I heard it. I didn't want to say at the time though, that his T/T sounded crap in comparison with his digital front end, but I believe he's 'sorted' that now!:lol:;)
Marco.
Well, gosh. :o
Praise indeed from two very fussy bastards. :D
Thanks guys. Yes, the system with the MBLs does sound pretty decent. And as Marco says the turntable issues have now been sorted. :door: :lol:
(I would have been fine with you dissing the tt sound, Marco - I agree, I only ever used it when vinyl-heads visited! Oddly, many seemed to really like it. :scratch: Expectation bias, I reckon. :eyebrows:)
jandl100
12-09-2017, 08:58
https://flic.kr/p/You8As
[img]https://flic.kr/p/You8As[img]
What do you reckon these are then??? I'm fooked since photobucket changed!
Sign up with www.imgur.com Steve - it's dead simple, even I can use it!
I'm already using Imjur...I'm crap with that too!
jandl100
12-09-2017, 09:14
I'm already using Imjur...I'm crap with that too!
:doh: :lol:
Download a photo.
Click on the image.
Click on BBcode copy option.
Paste onto forum page.
:)
I don't get those options through the App for some reason
jandl100
12-09-2017, 09:19
Ah, right. Apps, they usually limit your options.
Can't help you there.
(I would have been fine with you dissing the tt sound, Marco - I agree, I only ever used it when vinyl-heads visited! Oddly, many seemed to really like it. :scratch: Expectation bias, I reckon. :eyebrows:)
Lol - or they, like me, were just too polite! :D
Anyway, the bottom line is that you've made the right decision for you, ditched the T/T, and are really enjoying yer digi choons, so long may that continue :cool:
Marco.
mightymonoped
12-09-2017, 17:55
Just acquired today, thought I'd try out some Avi Nu Neutrons (acquired on Fleabay for a reasonable price). Need to get my stands back off my youngest lad now [emoji4]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170912/76d4f5da27975a9105246fad50b0f018.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170912/625a782a106ddfac1b34d645fade6f17.jpg
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never heard them but they do seem highly rated in the world of small speakers. Bit of a lack of 'scale' compared to the Mordaunt Shorts?
mightymonoped
12-09-2017, 19:16
never heard them but they do seem highly rated in the world of small speakers. Bit of a lack of 'scale' compared to the Mordaunt Shorts?
Gonna be interesting I think. They have a surprisingly full sound. May be ideal in the confines of the flat. Better at low volume too on initial impressions. Still prefer the sound of voices on the MS though. Early days yet. [emoji4]
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paulf-2007
12-09-2017, 21:16
Yup, that's interesting, but I should stress the point I was making was not that side-firing drivers are a flawed design, per se, but simply in most modern rooms, particularly when you're not listening near-field.
They're just not easy to get to work right.
Love or loathe big Tannoys, for example [down Jerry:D], they're amongst the easiest speakers to get to work in a room I've ever used, despite their significant size - and I suspect that the large single-driver/wide baffle arrangement, and how they're ported, is a big part of that.
Marco.
Never heard a pair of speakers with side firing drivers I liked.
Lawrence001
12-09-2017, 21:43
I'm very sensitive to phase issues from ports but I have to say I haven't noticed any lack of integration between the bass and mid on the virgos, in terms of phase, frequency or direction.
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walpurgis
12-09-2017, 22:01
Dispersion patterns at bass frequencies are virtually omnidirectional, so the orientation of the driver is less critical. Also, even if side or even rear facing, the bass driver is not far enough away from other drivers to make much phase difference, due to the long (many feet) wavelengths at low frequencies.
fatmarley
13-09-2017, 05:09
Dispersion patterns at bass frequencies are virtually omnidirectional, so the orientation of the driver is less critical. Also, even if side or even rear facing, the bass driver is not far enough away from other drivers to make much phase difference, due to the long (many feet) wavelengths at low frequencies.
That's true If the bass driver Is crossed very low and with a steep slope. The last 3-way I built crossed at 320hz, 2nd order, and I was getting output up to 1000hz.
My setup with Jordan Eikona 2 VTLs and CXA60 (edit: photo taken when I was using Yamaha AS501, since upgraded) Original VTL design has rectangular feet but in the interest of extra stability and aesthetics I made up some circular ones, which I think look better. Cabinets built by BK Electronics but the paint job was all my own work :)
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This is with the original feet.
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