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suffolk2 Intermediate Contributor 50+
Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 59 Location: Suffolk,England
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: What speakers have you owned - past and present ? |
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to start this off,
mine consist of :
B&O
B & W
Celestion Ditton 15s
KLF
Kef Concord IV
Rega Kytes / Elas / Xel
now - Rega Xel / Kef Wireless World / Kef Calinda |
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ColinR Über Contributor 1000+
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 1175 Location: Staffordshire
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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In the past only a few Richard Allan, IMF, Leak, KEF CS9 and Ref 101.
Currently lots .
If you go to the bottom of the first page.
http://www.hifiloudspeakers.info/speakertalk/viewtopic.php?t=418
You've got to add some B&O 5700's and my Stags to that list though .
Then there's the fully functional Ditton 25's in the shed waiting for a IMF TLS80 or RSPM owner with blown barrel shaped HF2000's and £80 to take them away. _________________ This post or any other information supplied to this website or any other by myself is not available for any form of commercial purpose i.e. to hi-fi magazines or as sales and marketing material for sleezeBay or Audiodogging pimps and the like.
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suffolk2 Intermediate Contributor 50+
Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 59 Location: Suffolk,England
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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ColinR wrote: | In the past only a few Richard Allan, IMF, Leak, KEF CS9 and Ref 101.
Currently lots .
If you go to the bottom of the first page.
http://www.hifiloudspeakers.info/speakertalk/viewtopic.php?t=418
You've got to add some B&O 5700's and my Stags to that list though .
Then there's the fully functional Ditton 25's in the shed waiting for a TLS80mk or RSPM owner with blown barrel shaped HF2000's and £80 to take them away. |
OMG, easier to start with what speakers you dont own
Thats alot of speakers............and I thought I was bad !!
Which it your most favorite ? |
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Gary Senior Contributor 200+
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 279 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:18 am Post subject: |
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1) No-names (the cheap throw-away speakers you used to get with a "system" at a stereo store sale). Sound = Yeeech!
2) Pioneer 3 way speakers (forgot the model #). Sound = Yeeech-ier!
3) New Large Advent speakers. Well known for their inexpensive price ($200.00 per speaker) and surprisingly good sound. The old trick was to stack them on top of each other (two pairs, tweeter to tweeter). I liked them - and still have them.
4) Tangent TM1
5) Tangent RS6
6) Unknown Tangent model.
Tangents were made in England and had mostly KEF parts. Probably why they sounded so good.
7) KEF Calindas. Great sounding!
KEF ... err..... small ones. Seems to be a Canada Only version.
9) Unity Audio Fountainhead. "Audiophile" USA speakers. Great imaging, etc. but sound sort of thin to me.
10) Tannoy Berekley's. A great match for my McIntosh tubes.
I do wish, however, that more KEF speakers were available locally. _________________ Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
-- Charles M. Schulz (as Charlie Brown) |
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ColinR Über Contributor 1000+
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 1175 Location: Staffordshire
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Which it your most favorite ? |
Well as the collection is far from comprehensive, lacking Celef, Proac, IMF and a few lesser known trade names, due to lack of space .
Probably always the transmission lines, Ref 105-2's, Ref 103-2's, Cantata's and the rest when I'm in the mood to play with a sack truck and box and unbox speakers.
As an aside, a regular Hi-fi News contributor recently commented very favourably on my combination of a ERA6X/SME/Ortofon20E, Quad 44, Crown DC300AmkII and KEF Caprice II's.
Remember it's whatever "floats your boat" and if you want realism go to a live gig, show, festival or concert . _________________ This post or any other information supplied to this website or any other by myself is not available for any form of commercial purpose i.e. to hi-fi magazines or as sales and marketing material for sleezeBay or Audiodogging pimps and the like. |
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IsakAlexander Junior Contributor 10+
Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 18 Location: Norway
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Bose, unknown model. 10", 4" & cone tweeter.
Tandberg hifi-system 12-18.
Zeck by Ev, PA-speakers.
Bose 800. Still got one of them.
Kef Concerto-Coda 7-Cantor II. Still.
B&O Cube.
Wharfedale Glendale XP2 and still a pair XP3.
Yamaha NS 615B. Still.
Dali 104-109-ss5-sc5. Still.
Infinity RS-6000, later today..
And a strange Kef passive subwoofer that came with the Coda 7, sw200?.
Also several diy and whatnot I can`t remember. |
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Almtb Introductory Contributor
Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Started off with some DIY jobs using 104AB drivers in a sealed box. Made lots of modifications to them for the years that I had them.
Bought some Mordaunt Short MS10i as a 2nd set of speakers but sold them on to get some larger MS20i speakers. Had a matching centre speaker as well. Unfortunately a dodgy amp burnt out one of the MS20i voice coils.
Started building some 2-Way Audax/Morel Transmission lines which I still have. My favourite speakers.
Built a pair of 3-way Audax bass reflex speakers which were great for the amount I spent on them.
Bought a pair of old KEF Concertos.
Unfortunately I then had a space problem. The Concertos and 3-ways had to go. I kept the drivers for future projects.
Built a pair of bookshelf 2-way speakers using the Audax drivers and an LS3/5A clone using the Concerto drivers. I also built an IPL Sub kit to go with them. The LS3/5A clone has now gone.
I recently bought a pair of KEF Q55s.
Cheers,
Fluff |
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