Bargains on ebay?

[walpurgis]

Hi Jules, the Magnum K was possibly better than the Goodwood, the main difference was the 12" bass unit, the Goodwood having what some called a 12" unit but was really a 10" driver with a wide flange.

My favourite of the seventies Goodmans was the Magister (second series with DT3 tweeter) which had the whopping 15" bass unit. They sounded rather nice.

[Beobloke]

...is the Magnum K the best of the Goodmans speakers?

Now there's a question...

As Geoff says, the Magisters are rather spectacular and I've heard good reports of the Goodwoods although not personally heard a pair. Then of course, there are the Achromat Sigmas which are fetching silly money currently and the Achromat 400s which are a later variant with a 12" bass driver and dome midrange and tweeter.

As a final thought, as Goodmans did a truly bewildering number of ranges and models, I suspect there is actually no-one on the planet who has heard every one and can thus give us all a definitive answer!

Hmm, I have an idea forming for Scalford 2014 - a Goodmans room....

[Beobloke]

Mutter mumble double sodding post grumble.....

[Marco]

Hmm, I have an idea forming for Scalford 2014 - a Goodmans room....

You can do it at the AoS show!

Marco.

[walpurgis]

Now there's a question...

As Geoff says, the Magisters are rather spectacular and I've heard good reports of the Goodwoods although not personally heard a pair. Then of course, there are the Achromat Sigmas which are fetching silly money currently and the Achromat 400s which are a later variant with a 12" bass driver and dome midrange and tweeter.

As a final thought, as Goodmans did a truly bewildering number of ranges and models, I suspect there is actually no-one on the planet who has heard every one and can thus give us all a definitive answer!

Hmm, I have an idea forming for Scalford 2014 - a Goodmans room....

Surprisingly, I believe I have heard all the seventies Goodmans models (yes even the Dimension 8 and Double Maxim) and owned a few.

The Achromat in fact used derivative of the bass unit from the Goodwood, effectively a 10" driver, but with wide elongated flanges. many people describe it as a 12" unit, but the cone area equates to the same as most 10" drivers. The Mezzo series used a similar unit with a smaller magnet and no plastic skin on the cone.

They are all quite pleasant speakers to live with, although I was less keen on the 'SL' models that sported the clear dome Phillips tweeter, it had a bit of a bite to it.

[julesd68]

Then there's the Goodmans Audioms and Axioms
Do these get anywhere near to vintage Tannoy quality?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Goodmans-A...item2c6bb854f0

[walpurgis]

Then there's the Goodmans Audioms and Axioms
Do these get anywhere near to vintage Tannoy quality?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Goodmans-A...item2c6bb854f0

I've heard and used these. They were popular in seventies disco/PA columns. WEM used them, I remember replacing blown ones in our big disco rig.

The Audioms and Axioms have their followers and do sound OK, but could not in my opinion seriously be regarded as matching vintage Tannoys.

As bass and full range drivers of that type and era go, I far prefered the 12", 10" and 8" Wharfedale drivers, the RSDD Super 10 being a favourite.

[Mr Kipling]

These Wharfedale W3s end in 3 hours.

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[Jonboy]

These Wharfedale W3s end in 3 hours.

200882029433

I was at a car booty year before last and a stall holder begged me to take a pair of these away for a tenner, i just couldn't face getting them across the site as we had to leave and couldn't wait till the end to ge the car nearer.

[istari_knight]

Dont know if its any good but it looks to be a helluva lot of amp for £100

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KENWOOD-DI...item23276fbaa8