Vintage speaker recommendation for Radford STA 15

[Macca]

Do they have to be vintage speakers?

[shaman]

Do they have to be vintage speakers?

Not necessarily Martin, do you have a suggestion?
I am open minded

[Edward]

I know someone who is looking to sell a minty (with boxes etc) pair of Spendor S6E speakers. Heard them yesterday actually and was most impressed. I'm sure the Raddies will drive them with aplomb. Beautiful looking speakers. PM if interested.

[Macca]

Not necessarily Martin, do you have a suggestion?
I am open minded

It will sound great with pretty much any speakers, it's one of the best amps ever. Makes it quite hard to pick something specific


I'll have a think. Budget is a bit of a limiter.

[Light Dependant Resistor]

Not necessarily Martin, do you have a suggestion?
I am open minded

Did you see my suggestion at post 6 ?

[Lawrence001]

Having just bought the Radford from Roger I am looking at partnering it with a pair of vintage speakers.
So what would you recommend for around £500
Thanks everyone in advance.

You've got Klipschorns already I see, are they not sounding good with it?

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[shaman]

You've got Klipschorns already I see, are they not sounding good with it?

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Don't know yet as I pick the amp up on Sunday.
However the Khorns are in the house and most of my listening is in a cabin.The Khorns are too big for the cabin.
Want to use the Radford in the cabin mainly.
I have Bastani o/b in there being driven by a Transcendent mini beast and a Behringer iNuke 3000.

[Lawrence001]

Don't know yet as I pick the amp up on Sunday.
However the Khorns are in the house and most of my listening is in a cabin.The Khorns are too big for the cabin.
Want to use the Radford in the cabin mainly.
I have Bastani o/b in there being driven by a Transcendent mini beast and a Behringer iNuke 3000.

I'm listening to Bastanis Dragonflies with an EL34 push pull amp as I type, just love them, sound more "real" than anything else I've owned . I bet your OBs sound great and would sound even better with the Radford.

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[shaman]

I'm listening to Bastanis Dragonflies with an EL34 push pull amp as I type, just love them, sound more "real" than anything else I've owned . I bet your OBs sound great and would sound even better with the Radford.

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Yes, it's going to be very interesting.
That's what's so great about this hobby....so many different ways to achieve a great sound.

[Lawrence001]

Yes, it's going to be very interesting.
That's what's so great about this hobby....so many different ways to achieve a great sound.

I'll probably get shot down here but I've been through a lot of vintage speakers (but not Tannoys, although I've heard several pairs) and the only ones I've really liked were B&W DM2as, Cambridge Audio R50s and IMF TLS80s. All are transmission lines of some sort with Coles supertweeters. I've struggled with old tweeters covering the full HF range. Only problem is they take a bit of driving, but I'd certainly recommend trying the Radford with one of them if you get the opportunity. The DM2s are common and more easily transported. Get a pair for c£100 and you can always pass them on if not happy.

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