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Hmm, wonder what these little things will be like? Just bought a pair of Goodmans Maxim 2 speakers off ebay to play with. They were cheap and look mint in the photos. I know some members are rather fond of these, never heard any myself. They should be good for the second system.
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I don't know about the Maxim 2 speakers, but the original Goodman Maxims are not well regarded amongst audio enthusiasts.
Interestingly the BBC assessed the Maxim as an alternative to the LS3/5.
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Yes, I know Barry. I had several pairs and thought they were pretty useless.Originally Posted by Barry
The Maxim 2 is an entirely different speaker. They were well liked by Jerry at the Kegworth shindig a couple of years ago and (Adam) Beobloke, who's opinon I respect has praised them, so I thought I'd try them.
https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...goodmans+maxim
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I heard those at Kegworth, I think it was one of those 'suitcase challenge' set ups - not how I expected them to be, I would be happy with them in my 2nd system
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I'm looking forward to hearing them.
The bass/mids are of a series used by KEF, Monitor Audio and Heybrook amongst others by the look of them, so probably not bad. The tweeters are fairly ubiquitous, a type sold by Audax and other OEM providers.
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Used to have a pair of original 1960s Maxims.
I'd rather have a £60 Bluetooth speaker over the old Maxim. Sounds a million times better too!
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These are rather good, it turns out. They arrived yesterday and are in nigh on perfect nick! Well balanced, with no obvious flaws to the sound apart from no deep bass as you'd expect. Quite reminiscent of the Mission 780SE in many ways. An extended comparison with my Ruark Swordsmans should be interesting.Hmm, wonder what these little things will be like? Just bought a pair of Goodmans Maxim 2 speakers off ebay to play with. They were cheap and look mint in the photos. I know some members are rather fond of these, never heard any myself. They should be good for the second system.
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Having been rather chuffed at how good the slightly grubby and scruffy recently purchased NAD 3130 sounded, I couldn't resist this one. It looks immaculate in the pics and I think the previous owner had it from new. It's alleged to have had little use.
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ebay pics. Not here yet!sorry mate your pic quality doesnt pass test
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