My Audiomaster 15 Ohm 'LS3/5a' were from cash convertors £20 including original chrome tublar stands. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
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My Audiomaster 15 Ohm 'LS3/5a' were from cash convertors £20 including original chrome tublar stands. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
And the Audiomaster versions came out amongst the best of the breed too. The 'Choice Angus MacKenzie review on 1976 apparently did the high power tests before the listening and many lower powered speakers had their tweeter crossovers either damaged or burned out.
I thought the Chartwell versions were supposed to be 'best of breed'?Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
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A MacK did indeed say just that and I wouldn't necessarily disagree, despite seeing Robin Marshall slaving over pen plots and crossover components (every cap was tested and matched up to the drivers). Some batches with iffy B110 bass units needed two or three trips to Hirst Labs to be calibrated.
I refer to the HiFi News appreciation of them a few years ago, where, IIRC, the Audiomaster was thought highly of.
Na Chartwells fetch good money for obvious reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
What are these 'obvious' reasons? I have no axe to grind - just curious. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
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Anyone know anything about "bargain" Sansui "Carlos Fandango" hairy-chested speakers like these... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1154 - are they "all mouth and no trousers" like you would imagine?
The guy who I bought the Sansui amp from at the weekend also had a pair of Sp2000's which are similar and could have been yours for less than a fiver. There's lots of discussion about Sansui speakers over on Audiokarma but reading these you get the general impression that there not that great. The high end models though which were built for the Japanese market are supposed to be exceptional.
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Originally Posted by Barry
I have Chartwells (bought from my friend who got them new), they are good, but my home made LS3/5a clones are better in my opinion. This is probably mainly due to the slightly larger and more rigid cabinets that I used.
Cheers Rich, I just love the look of them, like they jumped straight off a can of
http://pmimages.worthpoint.com/thumb...bac74a0f32.jpg