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I'm Rohan.
A fantastic Christmas gift- striking it lucky!
Luckily I managed to dodge the socks and useless-but-lovingly-given things this Christmas, and instead got something audio-related that has surpassed my expectations and made me very happy indeed!
I'll see if anyone can hazard a guess from this clue picture:
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I'm Phil.
Any more clues ?
ou might slip, you might slide, you might
Stumble and fall by the road side
But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
Remember you're walking up to heaven
Don't let nobody turn you around
… Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down
Eric Bibb
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Looks like speaker cloth to me but can only think of JM Labs... but that JM isn't correct for them.... hmm
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
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Maybe older Jean-Marie Reynaud speakers
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
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I'm Rohan.
You are getting there! Europe as a source and the first name Jean are both correct....it's actually the little-known Swiss manufacturer Jean Maurer. These aged (40ish year old) speakers are a 2 way design with an 8" mid/bass driver and a very interesting solid plastic tweeter (which is physically offset for time alignment and inside an angled enclosure).
They came to this country by a circuitous route and I have to say....these are quite stunning. Supreme musicality, detail is very apparent but without being too brightly lit. I love to listen to orchestral versions of Ravel's "Le Tombeau De Couperin" to judge a speaker's ability to unravel complex arrangements- this little beauty has me smiling! Excellent wide soundstage too. How an apparently simple 40 year old two way does this so well, I have no idea.
I do know that Jean Maurer favours very steep crossover slopes, a similar principle to some JSE speakers.
I feel lucky to have them and will NOT be giving them up!
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They look in lovely condition too - nice find!
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
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I'm Phil.
Thanks for putting us out of our misery! Been wondering what it stood for
ou might slip, you might slide, you might
Stumble and fall by the road side
But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
Remember you're walking up to heaven
Don't let nobody turn you around
… Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down
Eric Bibb
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I'm Geoff.
They remind me of a Revox design I have seen.
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I'm Philip.
Luvly....i love old unusual speakers.
These look very nice.
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The tweeter is a Philips AD 0160 T/8 or T/4 and the bass driver has the looks of an Audax unit.
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