No WAF in those days!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDExMz...WrfcK/$_57.JPG
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No WAF in those days!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDExMz...WrfcK/$_57.JPG
Look great don't they. Bet they sound pretty spectacular too. Sony made some very nice sounding speakers in the past and the quality of those drive units will be top notch.
Someone has had them away pretty sharpish which is surprising; most people these days don't know what a speaker design like that can bring to the table, more's the pity.
WAF, PAF... Tell her to like it or lump it! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hermit
Awesome, 'proper' speakers [designed before women were allowed to become control freaks] :thumbsup:
Similar to your Akais, Martin :)
Marco.
Yes, same design principles, probably better than the Akais. Would cost a couple of grand at least if they were made today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
No - they look awful! Much as I am a fan of well designed big old 1970s loudspeakers, why manufacturers felt the need to come up with rubbish like this I have no idea. The "shove as many drive units on the baffle as you can" approach rarely pays dividends, in my experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
There is a pair of Yamahas for sale currently along similar lines http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-NS-...gAAOSw6wRW~9QG
I bet some people would buy them because they think they might sound like NS1000s - I've heard them and I can assure you they don't!
only £15 p&p though;)Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
Come along to NEBO next month and I will confound your expectations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Hopefully. ;)
Mirror glass platform - might be kool for someone?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mirror-Gla...019&rmvSB=true
Point taken, Adam, but have you heard the Sony speakers in question? If they sound anything like Martin's Akais, then they'll be far from shabby, no matter how "awful" they look! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Marco.