I know Geoff but im trying to get out now while i can as far far to much good gear is about not being used i still adore it but i must cut down.Originally Posted by walpurgis
That's not like you Dan.
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I know Geoff but im trying to get out now while i can as far far to much good gear is about not being used i still adore it but i must cut down.That's not like you Dan
Pioneer A 616 MK2
JPW Boxer Kit Loudspeakers
Thorens TD 125 MK1 with SME 3009 S2 Non Improved with Shure V15 II & SME 2000 Plinth
Technics RS D550W Cassette Deck
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Well done Dan I've been through the bargain hunting cold turkey too, feel better for it but I now throw a few hundred into occasional purchases while I would have thought that frivolous a few years ago. The system is sounding better for it mind you
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Just trying out my Chinese 5" full range drivers. I bunged them in some spare small Philips reflex boxes for a listen. The sound is way better than anticipated, very transparent and detailed with none of the upper end sizzle I usually hear with twin cone drivers. I reckon a compact 1/4 wave TL box could be the way to go with these.
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Are those going to become your main speakers once the Tannoys go?
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Probably not, I have rather a lot of speaker options.
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Pretty big magnetsJust trying out my Chinese 5" full range drivers. I bunged them in some spare small Philips reflex boxes for a listen. The sound is way better than anticipated, very transparent and detailed with none of the upper end sizzle I usually hear with twin cone drivers. I reckon a compact 1/4 wave TL box could be the way to go with these.
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Nice alloy basket too, ventilated behind rear spider, plus rubber surrounds. All good.
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How much were they Geoff?
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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Delivered cost for a pair from China worked out at just over £100.
There's a listing here: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Aucha...OrigTitle=true
There's a quarter wave horn type enclosure design here if anybody can make sense of it. Not what I'll be using.
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Looks a bit like the Hi Fi News Paraline design from the 60's, was a great sounding speaker using an 8" Elac unit (8N148 or 8N185). My pair made a terrific sound from a 1 Watt amplifier that I constructed.Delivered cost for a pair from China worked out at just over £100.
There's a listing here: https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Aucha...OrigTitle=true
There's a quarter wave horn type enclosure design here if anybody can make sense of it. Not what I'll be using.
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=89180
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