says it can be used as a cocaine tray... that alone should have it pulledQuote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
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says it can be used as a cocaine tray... that alone should have it pulledQuote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
Yes, everyone uses album covers, don't they? Isn't that what the vinyl revival is all about?
I have to agree. Most speakers that look like this (not all I'm sure, but most) are from the dire days of inefficient speaker-monsters that needed hundreds of watts up them to make any sort of noise. People wittered on about 'prat' because finesse was a lost concept.
Indeed these were the very antithesis of the Tannoy or Quad approach (which was all about point source and phase coherence - not exactly a priority with 5-way, super-wide-baffle monsters) ... for the most part these were all about brute force, the few that weren't low-eff like the Cerwin Vegas (wasn't there a pair that looked identical to this?) were simply about loudness ... high-eff in these cases was not about subtletly and getting the most out of single ended amps, but about getting ear-splitting volume from cheap, high global NFB sand lumps.
Fine for disco fans dusting off the white jump suit, anyone looking for delicacy and emotion can forget it.
The Akais may well be an exception but I wouldn't touch these with a bargepole.
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Originally Posted by Beobloke
The Sony's are very well built, with drive units as well made as the similar Sansui models of the seventies. I have not owned these speakers, but have used some of the drivers and they are high quality. Some of the older multi unit Japanese speakers can sound extremely good.
Well I have heard and enjoyed the Yammies but i've also heard some dreadful rubbish from that era ...!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Yes. There were certainly some iffy designs about. The Technics series with stepped baffles for time/phase alignment spring to mind, I did not like those. Nor was I too impressed with the Pioneer HP range either.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
The opposite, really. Most Kabuki designs have efficiency in the mid 90dB range and are easy loads so don't require a lot of power.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
Very high efficiency speakers will show up partnering equipment so if the amp or source is a bit rough-sounding then you will have a poor sound. As for point source these speakers are more like ESL57 with a bit of slam in the way they present the sound. Not quite as 'boxless' as an ESL but you get the idea.
Once you get into the 1980s you get efforts like the Yams Adam linked to that are just a mug's eyeful and not worth more than £50 punt IMO
That is true. Efficiency is high. Check out the big and lovely old seventies Sansui SPs with the wood fret grilles. Mid nineties sensitivity and very musical. If I recall, they sourced drive units from Coral and speaker units don't come much better made than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Rather nice Supex cartridge tracking force gauge in Japan. Should be lovely quality. £35.50.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPEX-Styl...YAAOSwKfVXH26s
cheap 774 with free turntable!
be quick it wont be on for long at the price.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mission-77...QAAOSwKfVXJ1S4
Bit of a drive to Camborne to collect for most of us though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
Going up and up! Decca Mk.II £395 for this one. Probably very nice though, looks new.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DECCA-FFSS...8AAOSwIjNXJnxQ
Glad I've put a couple of decent Mk.IIIs aside.
yep,although you could always say to the seller sod the deck just post the arm for that money :)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
sold! didn't think it would be on long :)
Crazy price. Goldring Lenco GL59, Quad 2 & tuner. £900! And described as a bargain?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenco-Gold...sAAOSwIjNXJhHv
Sensibly priced Supex SUT from Japan. Seller has decent feedback.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2619666026...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Bollocks, I have a wanted thread up for one too, wasn't near PC earlier as I was trying to set one up I've borrowed from Ali.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
Typical! The one time I've not been on AoS and I miss it :(
anyone wanting to re-wire their Rega RB series arm...look here....This is very cheap...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHORT-REGA...IAAOSwM0FXISfd
£375 for a Decca FFSS arm? Getting a little carried away with pricing?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DECCA-FFSS...gAAOSw9ZdXKPCt
Leak TL12 amps at a daft £4500!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Le...YAAOSw5VZXA5ZC
'Point One's have always been big money especially in fully original unserviced condition. However i much prefered the later 'TL12 Plus'Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nice pair of 'HB-3'
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heybrook-H...kAAOSwKfVXHQ01
Good speakerz Ram '70'
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Superb-Rar...3D172193480068
I am not a fan of the bling on these Amps. Funny how 2 come up at the same time, rare, or scam? :scratch:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2722297910...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3914480017...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Tim deP may be an excellent audio designer, but he hasn't got a clue about styling. All of his products look IMO awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by jollyfix
No i never liked them. Much prefered the early hammertone finished designs
Great speakers, especially with RFC X-overs but these have had the mids swapped for something else and no mention of X-over changes to suit new drivers.
A demo would be essential IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
Aye not like me not to notice that :D
Just had another look and the tweeters have also been changedQuote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
Could still sound mint, just thought a bit of caution may be called for.
Good spot though:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
Bit odd to drill four new holes in the tweeter front plate, instead of using the existing three. Why?
Love of captive nuts perhaps, I would have just used 3 self tappers, so maybe they've been converted properly as the original mid and tweeter aren't the greatest.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nice pair of old Kenwoods for £50.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-ster...rs-/1167870106
And a big Akai amp
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-ster...ier/1167333422
Dunno what that Transrotor is doing in the country {Michell 'Prisma'}
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-A-Michel...0AAOSwUuFWxbBL
Dodgy looking Castle Richmond 2 speakers. No original drivers!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castle-Ric...8AAOSw5b1XImcc
Stuffed Tannoy tweeter. Why do people try to sell this rubbish. I see no end of these being offered and B&W aluminium dome tweeters that are also trashed. Nuts!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Tanno...oAAOSwI3RW9XHH
O dear they should sound absolutely nothing like the original speaker lolQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
potential billy bargain here...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Cy...4AAOSwubRXJGrk
"Scratches on the wood" yeh probably caused by plonking them on the rough concrete floor.
:steam:
Bought these for a 60's cabinet im modding for the wife's cack CD's. Hairpin legs rock.
:eyebrows:
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...20Hairpins.jpg
Those look great Andre. Quality look to 'em!
And they are OrangeQuote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
Thought id try a different colour than usual :D
Not heard of the group cack, are they any good? :eyebrows:
Winds me up no end. some self abuser with a smartphone.. scratches on "wood" fer fecks sake its a veneer innit....Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
he's the same breed that calls a record a "vinyl"
His mother should have swallowed....:eyebrows:
:D
Vintage Philips RH541 motional feedback speakers. In need of fettling and ending very soon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-PH...AAAOSw1DtXIgpJ
I remember hearing these at a show in the seventies and being astonished at the amount of grunt they had. Albeit rather lacking in neutrality.
Dynaudio Contour 1.3 Mk.II speakers. Very high quality compacts that had rave reviews. Ending this evening.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1721895832...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I remember popping into Audio T and hearing these about twelve years ago. They were the best sounding speakers in the shop, so they came home with me. As did a rather nice Meridian 507 CD player.
Celestion Ditton 88 on ebay , These look lovely :eyebrows:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning-C...294&rmvSB=true
:)
Never seen a pair before Al.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
Looks like a blend of updated SL, 66 and 44. Interesting.