Not impressed by Ruark either! ;0) Had a pair of Sabers in the kitchen. Again, look the part but an old pair of budget Mourdant Shorts sound much better.I thought of them as a poor mans alternative to Ruark...
Indeed. I'm just expressing an opinion for what it may be worth.@Mr Pig , yup, we all have different listening criteria.
I bought a new pair of Castle Tay's around that time, and were £350 new. The Tay was the biggest standmount Castle did, and they sounded great to me, had loads of ooomph from a big box. My guess is the Cliftons were a couple of models down the range, so I would guess £200 to 250.I would like to know the price of this speakers when new, anybody knows?
Epos went for extreme minimalist crossovers, which means mid-woofer cone break up and a hard time for the tweeter. Many people like this, but it is an effect.but lacks Epos resolution
These Clifton 2 boogie.. Sounded good with Exposure 17/18 but could never really boogie
My main concern is not if the speaker is dull or whatever, a good speaker you can hear and follow the instruments clearly,the Castle lacks a bit these!But to get these, you have to pay 2 *or 3* more!This is objetive, if a speaker is dull or boogie, is more subjetive to evaluatebut once you get past that the speakers sound dull and unexciting.
"Polite", neutral or a bit "dull"for others!I remember them sounding pretty good if a little “polite”!