Random Speaker Advice

[tackleberry]

Are you wanting vintage?

 

[bencat]

I would have to agree with @Beobloke Kans powered by Arcam is not an ideal match and would lead to some very difficult to listen to sounds . Kef 103 MK 1 , Kef 104b , would work well and sound very decent indeed .

 

[bigrod]

The Dali Zensor on eBay are great speakers and probably not far from you ..
How much room have they got .

 

[greybeard]

I have a pair of Snell J Type11 which would fit the bill. PM if interested.

 

[E600]

Some other ideas:

[URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225381050790[/URL]

[URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304784697408[/URL]

[URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225356942063[/URL]

[URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144905245361[/URL]

Have a set of Tannoys that I’ve owned for neigh on 30 years, don’t use them presently but love them.

 

[JANDL100]

Refurbed B&O CX100 for around £200.
I've got 2 pairs and I think they are excellent.
The rigid aluminium cabinets give them remarkable clarity, neutrality and presence.
A small subwoofer is not essential but puts the icing on the cake.

Something like these (there are quite a few on eBay atm)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19557417...qP1nGsBRcm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[dhansak]

Those Tannoys are a real bargain I think. £280 for a speaker that was £899, which in itself was a bargain.

 

[MartinC]

Those Tannoys are a real bargain I think. £280 for a speaker that was £899, which in itself was a bargain.

I think WHF got the heading info. wrong there. Firstly at £1899 it wouldn't fit in the price range of the award category, and secondly because the actual review suggests a price of £800:

https://www.whathifi.com/tannoy/revolution-dc6t/review-0

Here's an old webpage with a price of £849 too:

https://www.hifix.co.uk/tannoy-revolution-dc6t-speakers

The speakers may well still be amazing (or rubbish) but potentially not quite the bargain suggested?

 

[dhansak]

I think WHF got the heading info. wrong there. Firstly at £1899 it wouldn't fit in the price range of the award category, and secondly because the actual review suggests a price of £800:

https://www.whathifi.com/tannoy/revolution-dc6t/review-0

Here's an old webpage with a price of £849 too:

https://www.hifix.co.uk/tannoy-revolution-dc6t-speakers

The speakers may well still be amazing (or rubbish) but potentially not quite the bargain suggested?

Spotted that just before you posted and corrected my post.

 

[Lurch]

Yes Kef 104ab if they are the speakers that @Lurch uses in his second system.

Yep 104ab in system 2 fed via 80s Cambridge C50/A50 pre & pwr + DNM Reson SCs

 

[Beobloke]

I would have to agree with @Beobloke Kans powered by Arcam is not an ideal match and would lead to some very difficult to listen to sounds . Kef 103 MK 1 , Kef 104b , would work well and sound very decent indeed .

To clarify, I'm not suggesting that Kans are a bad combination with Arcam in particular.

More that Kans are a bad combination with any amplifier that has the ability to produce any sort of voltage on its outputs.

 

[wizmax]

Yes Kef 104ab if they are the speakers that @Lurch uses in his second system.

Yes they are, but they have been modified with Wilmslow Audio crossovers.

 

[bencat]

To further clarify my comment I am not like @Beobloke saying that Kans are rubbish but I will say I have never heard them sound even remotely decent to my ears but this was a quite limited sample of two pairs in different systems . A decent Naim amp or Exposure model might well make the best of them but my only experience was with a Quad 44/405 which was dreadful in all areas and a Beard 100 Valve Power with passive pre which was better but still left much to be desired . I would also point out that I have Linn Sara 9,s in one of my systems which I really love and will be showing them if given a room at the next Wam show . I am not anti Linn but do think the Kans were just about their worst model . Others seemed to love them so it just goes to show .

 

[StingRay]

I think WHF got the heading info. wrong there. Firstly at £1899 it wouldn't fit in the price range of the award category, and secondly because the actual review suggests a price of £800:

https://www.whathifi.com/tannoy/revolution-dc6t/review-0

Here's an old webpage with a price of £849 too:

https://www.hifix.co.uk/tannoy-revolution-dc6t-speakers

The speakers may well still be amazing (or rubbish) but potentially not quite the bargain suggested?

"Take a five-star, £1400 pair of floorstanding speakers, cut down on the aesthetic niceties and limit it to one choice of finish, then slash £600 off the price."
These are different version.

The stand mount version were around £900 and did sound quite good to me, although a bit laid-back.

 

[karlsushi]

So, 2 pages of recommendations in and no-one has yet asked the fundamental questions about room dimensions, speaker positioning relative to listening position, music preferences etc.

All going to make a significant difference in speaker choice I would have thought.

Case in point, Linn Kans in the right position and room can sound great. Absolute necessity to have them on open frame stands right up against the wall. But being so fussy presumably has a lot to do with the poor impressions many have with them.

 

[Tony_J]

So, 2 pages of recommendations in and no-one has yet asked the fundamental questions about room dimensions, speaker positioning relative to listening position, music preferences etc.

All going to make a significant difference in speaker choice I would have thought.

Case in point, Linn Kans in the right position and room can sound great. Absolute necessity to have them on open frame stands right up against the wall. But being so fussy presumably has a lot to do with the poor impressions many have with them.

For every example there is a counter-example...I am reminded of the room at the Stoke show that was way too small to swing a cat but had a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls shoe-horned into it. There was just about enough left for 3 or 4 listeners, maybe 5 or 6 if they were good friends. Sounded absolutely stunning.

 

[JANDL100]

Aye, you never can tell, really.

Those big Cornwalls sounded amazing in what was basically a largish cupboard.

I'm currently listening to the 1/5th cubic foot B&O CX100 speakers I recommended in a 12x24 foot room and they sound great.

 

[Tony_J]

Aye, you never can tell, really.

Those big Cornwalls sounded amazing in what was basically a largish cupboard.

I'm currently listening to the 1/5th cubic foot B&O CX100 speakers I recommended in a 12x24 foot room and they sound great.

Zackly. The golden rule is that there is no golden rule.

 

[karlsushi]

For every example there is a counter-example...I am reminded of the room at the Stoke show that was way too small to swing a cat but had a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls shoe-horned into it. There was just about enough left for 3 or 4 listeners, maybe 5 or 6 if they were good friends. Sounded absolutely stunning.

Fair point, although as someone pointed out to me recently, apparently the reason Klipsch named that speaker the Cornwall, is because it has been designed to be positioned close to corners and walls. So not as surprising as one might first think.

 

[Jules_S]

Fair point, although as someone pointed out to me recently, apparently the reason Klipsch named that speaker the Cornwall, is because it has been designed to be positioned close to corners and walls. So not as surprising as one might first think.

I thought it was because they play loud enough to cover the entirety of Cornwall....

Sounded excellent at Stoke - hopefully if Ady feels like dragging them to the show this year he can have a room big enough to do them full justice