Never liked the 15's personally... Sold a pair for £1.20 a while back, should have waited for the eBay prices to rise :doh:
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Never liked the 15's personally... Sold a pair for £1.20 a while back, should have waited for the eBay prices to rise :doh:
Lol... Then you haven't heard them properly, dude, or perhaps not driven by a good valve amp. The 15s I have sound fantastic on the end of my system! :exactly:
Marco.
Indeed, which is exactly why they work very well on the end of a good valve amp, and likely also why they sounded pants partnered with the grainy sounding transistor amps that were around when they were born - hence why people who heard them in that context are not their biggest fans! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Marco.
That's true, they are very revealing of coarse sounding amps. Due to the HF1300 tweeter which can sound hard and ruthless with the unsympathetic amplification.
Driven by sweet sounding valves, they really open up and come to life, delivering seriously good depth and ambience. The bottom end wallop and extension is rather surprising too.
Don't I know it brovva! That's why I always jump on the pish that folk write about these speakers who haven't heard them with the right kit...
Trust me, if they weren't any good, I wouldn't own them!!! ;)
Marco.
Hehe, on the end of some very fine [IMO] transistor amps they sounded boxy, coloured & harsh with no treble. I never tried them with valves myself but I do agree, valve amps can & often do make poor speakers more palatable :ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Does coloured mean the tweeters don't fry eardrums ;)
That doesn't sound like 'agreement' James. They're not "poor speakers", they're just particular, bit like Decca cartridges (and if anybody describes those as poor, I hate to think of the repercussions).Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
I realise I'm more than a little outnumbered here but all I'm trying to say is £10 at a carbootsale = perfect / £100 at current eBay prices ? There an awful lot of choice at that price...
I'm not fussed & if folks enjoy them thats all that matters but to see them universally lauded as amazing is very misleading for a casual reader on the lookout for some speakers... Surely "they can sound good if your source is predominantly vinyl & your amp is valved" would be more appropriate ? Because I know from my own experience if you rig them up to a cd player & tranny amp they sound pants.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Edit: your avatar is distracting! :D
Just treated myself to this Ortofon MC15 Super II at a very reasonable £73. Seems these are well liked, not had this particular Ortofon MC before.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2711712941...84.m1497.l2649
Lets hope it's penis arrives straight this time :DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Lol... Trust me, James, you wouldn't be saying that if you heard them here! Your description of their sound is totally alien to me, with CD or vinyl :exactly:Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Marco.
This looks like a nice amp.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pure-Sound...00908090188%26
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Originally Posted by southall-1998
Same as mine.
Cracking amp.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, I'm starting to suspect something was amiss as from my experience of them I initially found it shocking anyone liked them... They really were that bad! Guess mine were shagged :scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Nice pair of IMF TLS50 Mk.II transmission line speakers, in Surrey. These deserve the 'Classic' description. They were IMF's domestic sized (just about) TL floorstanders at the time and sounded pretty spectacular.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IMF-TLS50-...item33809cbdfb
very good it is especially on the end of my Tannoys, knocks the spots off quite a few more expensive ampsQuote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
Could be, mate, but I doubt it - more likely a simple lack of sonic synergy :)Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
There is so much vintage gear around that gets unfairly panned today by the uninitiated, simply because it has been heard in the wrong context - and moreover, because its performance was held back by the inferiority of some of the equipment that would've originally partnered it during the same era ;)
That's one of the reasons, for example, why the humble old Goldring G800 cartridge (or Shure M3D) can sound superb, partnered with modern phono stages, preamps, cables, etc, which no longer hobble it. There are many more examples I could quote of this, with vintage amps, speakers, turntables - all sorts!
Marco.
:popcorn:
I do find it off putting when sellers don't even dust off their kit before taking photos - especially "dealers" - that's really lazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
Don't tell me your one of those OCD sufferers :ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by julesd68
Nowt wrong with OCD sufferers :D
Actually yes I am! I have suffered with OCD for over 20 years. There are many, many different strands of OCD but my particular symptoms have nothing to do with cleanliness or hygiene at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
I just can't take a seller seriously if they can't show me a nicely looked after clean item!
+1 :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by julesd68
Well, the seller might clean the amp tomorrow! So who knows :)Quote:
Originally Posted by julesd68
It shows a good degree of sloppiness in my opinion. If the guy can't be arsed to clean it when it's in his own interest to be presenting himself and his goods well, how will he treat a customer with an after sales problem?
But they are trying to sell it today!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
Whilst we are on this subject I also never buy gear that is photographed outside. It just doesnt feel right to me and why run the risk of giving the item a knock?? With a very small amount of creativity and a half-decent camera you will get much better results inside.
Don't know about you julian but when i see photos of used records on auction, with the record out of it's sleeve on the carpet i pass straight away, no matter how carefully he may have placed it there.
Don't get me started on those jokers!! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
I know what your saying, mind you it was a hell of a lot of bother getting my last car indoors for the photos before I sold it.Quote:
Originally Posted by julesd68
I'm sure it was worth it for those extra thousands of pounds you got for your vintage Roller ... ;)
Someone got a fantastic bargain here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/antique-ra...p2047675.l2557
Listed as "antique radio", the Quad FM3 tuner, Quad 33 pre and Quad 405 power amp went for a mere £143!
Jesus that was cheap Barry, Re-enforces what i said about typo etc on listings..
Here's a pair of speakers for anybody looking to upgrade. They even have an 'on/off' button!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cute-Novel...item2a2a602386
Radford Monitor 180 speakers, very nice, ending very soon and not attracting high bids at the moment. In Surrey.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1308681928...84.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DEAD-CAN-D...item5d3bfd0d0b
full of bloody crooks , pre-orders i,m selling @ £ 25
Anyone fancy a few records?
Bloody hell... If Iived near Surrey, I'd be down there in shot to check them out!! If they looked any good, then I'd be bidding strongly on them :)
Marco.
I wouldn't chance it, the way they are stacked is a no-no for a start and what with the damp you could end up with a very expensive White Elephant :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
That's why I'd be checking the records out first, before bidding - and I mean checking them out... I'd be spending a few hours in there, on my hands and knees, going through as many as I could!!!
Most other folk wouldn't go to that bother and would just bid low to take a punt, and so if they were any good, I'd end up with a serious bargain! ;)
Marco.
Sometimes its what you DONT buy which makes your record collection special. I have 700 albums, all carefully chosen. It would do my head in if I had to go through each of those. :eek:
With you there Andrew. I only have about 900 LP's these days, all carefully chosen. I had so many i didn't play or were scratched to death but had a sentimental value. They just had to go.
I have about 300 CDs and about the same number of LPs. I just won't keep anything I don't play (I've got rid of loads).
Over Priced :rolleyes::lol:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...00335337927%26
Over here, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
Over there, who knows?
If we are talking classy Celestion speakers then these most definitely fit the bill, they are bleedin' gorgeous...
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/CELESTION-DIT...(+Q~~60_12.JPG
Celestion Ditton 551's
Blimey!Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
Well, now I know for sure that one man's "bleedin' gorgeous" is another man's "arse-biscuit".
Damn, damn damnQuote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
Why did you do that ?!
They are just up the road from me .............
Tempted