I've heard Dereks speakers and I agree, they are very good. I wouldn't describe the bottom end as 'modest' though. It is deep, tight and powerful. It might lack a little weight in his room but I suspect only because he has them quite far from the wall.
They are very tight, punchy and coherent speakers which prove that doing things the old fashioned way isn't necessarily such a bad idea. I think they'll suit a lot of people as they'll be easy to drive, easy to accommodate and sound great. Both the Lintons and the Tannoys are good speakers but I'd take the KLH over them.
KLH Five were $US 225. each back in '75.
Anyone know about these? Seem to get a lot for 2k including the stands.
No. Infinite baffle speakers almost always have tighter bass than ported ones and the KLH are no exception. I'd say the only way in which I thought the Lintons were better was the fullness, particularly in the mid-range and I suspect that moving the speakers closer to the wall would help that.Do they have a sluggish bas sort of like the Wharfedale Lintons ?
What about distance to rear wall,? many people can't have large loudspeakers more than one meter out in room.
They would not work. Saras produce way too much bass for his flat.Windhoek, have you never thought about Sara’s?
A friend has those and yeah, there would be a lot of similarities. They're about the same size but the KLH are deeper and look better because of that. Sonically quite similar I'd say. If you like one you'll probably like the other.I wonder how these would compare to Ditton 44’s,