For Sale Ruark Sceptres

[Bigfishnet]

My beloved pair of Ruark Sceptres, brought these from Northwood Audio (as it was then) around 1997 (traded in some LS3/5A's for them !!)

I think I paid around £700 for them then which gives you an idea of their quality

I've now acquired a pair of Talisman 2's (yes I do like Ruark) so they are up for sale.

They sound as good today as they did when new

Cabinet wise they are not perfect (see the 2nd picture the worst is the bottom of the cabinets where they have been on spikes but of course you can't see this when they are on stands ).

A bit of TLC and I reckon they could be made to look almost as good as new if you wanted to but it won't make them sound any better though :)

These really are a top quality speaker with a lovely Cherrywood real veneer and sound glorious (well to me they do)

Looking at £165 collected (Aylesbury area, can deliver within a reasonable distance for fuel)

Any questions then feel free to pm at anytime

Andy

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Bi wired (I haven't got the bridges any more as I've always used them bi-wired)

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This is the photo of the BOTTOM of the speakers showing the spike scratches

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[philv]

Don't see these very often.
I had these many a year ago.
Really nice speakers.
GLWS.

[Bigfishnet]

Don't see these very often.
I had these many a year ago.
Really nice speakers.
GLWS.

Thanks Phily

You're right they are lovely sounding speaker

........wanna another pair so you can relive your misspent youth ?:D

Andy

[Bigfishnet]

Price Drop as they need a good home and to be listened to .......£135

[Weeman1973]

Price Drop as they need a good home and to be listened to .......£135

Are these a similar size to LS3/5A’s? I’m after something for my office to go with my Croft Integrated as my Harberh HL-K6’s are just a little too large for the space & as such under-utilised

[Bigfishnet]

Hi Russell thanks for your interest

They are : Dimensions (HxWxD): 380 x 210 x 300 mm

LS3/5a are: 300 x 190 x 160 mm (off the net)

Harbeth 440mm x 250mm x 308mm

So they are about 60mm less tall 60mm narrower and about the same depth as your Harbeth's.......about 10 times cheaper than LS3/5a's ...... :)


Hope this helps

Cheers

[Weeman1973]

Hi Russell thanks for your interest

They are : Dimensions (HxWxD): 380 x 210 x 300 mm

LS3/5a are: 300 x 190 x 160 mm (off the net)

Harbeth 440mm x 250mm x 308mm

So they are about 60mm less tall 60mm narrower and about the same depth as your Harbeth's.......about 10 times cheaper than LS3/5a's ...... :)


Hope this helps

Cheers

Thanks for the quick reply Andy.

Just one more question.....I take it they have a 6” Bass / Mid Driver with those dimensions?

I’d be willing to give them a go but I fly to Germany with work in the morning until Sunday so wouldn’t be able to do anything until the following week?

Thanks, Russ.

[Bigfishnet]

Hi Russ

Great !! here are the full specs:(its a 6.69 inch driver to be precise :D)

I'll hold keep for you until next week just let me know when you're back

Andy

Full Specifications
"Ruark Series Classic"
Monitor Loudspeakers.
System type: Bass Reflex with 2 Ways.
Drive units:
Bass/Mid: 170 mm treated paper cone, pure rubber surround,precision cast chassis,high flux low leakage double magnet system
Tweeter: 28 mm silk fabric dome, ferrofluid cooled and damped, balanced magnet construction.
Frequency: 50 Hz - 20 kHz ±3 dB
Sensibility: 88 dB/1 Watt
Crossover frequency: 2 kHz (Precision audio grade components, 8 element)
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Amplifier Requirements: 20 - 100 watts
Cabinet: Stand or shell mount ACZD. Damped particle board with MDF front and Rear baffle
Finish: Veener in Natural Cherry, oak, walnut, rosewood and black oak
Dimensions (HxWxD): 380 x 210 x 300 mm
Weight: 10 Kgs each.

[Weeman1973]

Hi Russ

Great !! here are the full specs:(its a 6.69 inch driver to be precise :D)

I'll hold keep for you until next week just let me know when you're back

Andy

Full Specifications
"Ruark Series Classic"
Monitor Loudspeakers.
System type: Bass Reflex with 2 Ways.
Drive units:
Bass/Mid: 170 mm treated paper cone, pure rubber surround,precision cast chassis,high flux low leakage double magnet system
Tweeter: 28 mm silk fabric dome, ferrofluid cooled and damped, balanced magnet construction.
Frequency: 50 Hz - 20 kHz ±3 dB
Sensibility: 88 dB/1 Watt
Crossover frequency: 2 kHz (Precision audio grade components, 8 element)
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Amplifier Requirements: 20 - 100 watts
Cabinet: Stand or shell mount ACZD. Damped particle board with MDF front and Rear baffle
Finish: Veener in Natural Cherry, oak, walnut, rosewood and black oak
Dimensions (HxWxD): 380 x 210 x 300 mm
Weight: 10 Kgs each.

Thanks Andy - I’ll drop you a line when I’m back. Would you be open to meeting up in say Milton Keynes?

[Bigfishnet]

No problem , look forward to hearing from you on your return

Andy

[Bigfishnet]

Thanks Andy - I’ll drop you a line when I’m back. Would you be open to meeting up in say Milton Keynes?

Hi Russ

Don't know if you got my messages but are you still interested as I've got someone else who I am putting off until I hear from you?

Just let me know

Cheers

Andy

[Lawrence001]

Tip for you Andy, if you go to someone's profile you can see when they last visited. If they've been on the forum recently but not replied to you it's a safe bet they're not interested any more and you can feel o.k. letting someone else have them, no-one would begrudge you doing so.

[Bigfishnet]

Tip for you Andy, if you go to someone's profile you can see when they last visited. If they've been on the forum recently but not replied to you it's a safe bet they're not interested any more and you can feel o.k. letting someone else have them, no-one would begrudge you doing so.

Hi Lawrence

Thanks for this..........up for Sale again but have got someone outside AOS interested so provisionally sold...will update once everything is confirmed

[Weeman1973]

Hi Russ

Don't know if you got my messages but are you still interested as I've got someone else who I am putting off until I hear from you?

Just let me know

Cheers

Andy

Hi Andy,

Just got your message & replied accordingly.

Thanks,

Russ.