paulfromcamden
Baffled
I'd search for local listings on Ebay etc. Speaker stands are big and heavy to ship so lots of folk offer them as 'collect only'. Means they can sometimes be had for buttons.
Yes and he's friendly and will deliver to me for £25. However it's only 53cm high - the height of my current stands - I want 60cm. I made a mistake about the heights in the earlier post I made today.I don’t think you can go far wrong with some decent Target stands:
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I'd search for local listings on Ebay etc. Speaker stands are big and heavy to ship so lots of folk offer them as 'collect only'. Means they can sometimes be had for buttons.
Get some heavy ones - my ae1 stands are 63 cm high and very heavyThis is perfect, and he's friendly and lives round the corner - but it's too expensive I feel.
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I'm wondering about this
Atacama SE24 24"(60cm) Speaker Stands | eBay
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Get some heavy ones - my ae1 stands are 63 cm high and very heavy
Forget the speakers, nice fireplace.This little adventure started with a comment made more than 3 years ago
And then this discussion about LS3/5As from about three months ago
Also, at the back of my mind, there's the thought that I appreciate a modern speaker sound more than the sound of JR149 Mk1s and LS3/5As. I certainly enjoy my JR149 Mk2s more at the moment.
They arrived today, they work, and they have been hooked up to a Conrad Johnson CJ 80. I may try Tony's suggestion of a Krell later. They seem to be more sensitive than the JR149 Mk1s they were replaced with - or at least, louder, more sound pressure. And a totally different timbre. Granados's Goyescas playing right now - solo piano -- it sounds great! They are very lively -- fast. But all new speakers sound great at first to me, so time will tell.
One immediate question. There are two annoying chips in the paint of one of them. What's the best way to deal with it -- a sharpie?
Oh -- anyone got a nice original AE1 stand they want to sell me?
Two pairs, eh?I’ve always wanted to hear the AE2s - my studio friends said it wasn’t as good as AE1s for work, something to do with timing I think, but still…. I’ve got 2 pairs of AE1s, an old pair and a classic pair they reintroduced 10 years (?) or so ago. Sadly with blown drivers from studio work But the AE1 mk2 signatures I have at home are just magical, they manage to give everything a ‘ live ‘ coherence that is completely convincing. I’ve got them with the original stands - weigh a ton
Ha! Just picked up a beautiful pair of AE1s for a smaller room and they are singing - that old adage about the room being the third instrument with your system/ music, so true. They were used a lot in studios in the early 90s, and I think that’s why the AE2s didn’t work there - the timing coherence between the two drivers. But the AE1s have a charm to them that made working on them so much easier than the NS 10sTwo pairs, eh?
I wonder if a stacked pair of AE1s' would be the same as an AE2?