I have had a pair of 11s and two pairs of 14s as my main speakers over the years. I just found them very hard to move on from so kept going back to them. The first thing I’d say is you must have the dedicated stands. I never heard them side by side but from memory the reason I stuck on the 14s is they are more open, I don’t think the treble is quite as good on the 14s. In fact in the end despite the fact I really liked everything else about the 14 my attention was often drawn to the slightly splashy treble. Otherwise I would still have them now. They were finally replaced by Neat Vito SEs which were about three times the price. Even now I occasionally consider buying them again. That open mid band is addictive.
PS the best pair I had was MK 1 chipboard single wired convex with glued in bung and that is what I would buy again if I could find it; I believe the treble can be improved with some electrical resister thing which I can’t do.
Epos M5 but could have also been the BMW M5 which is not.Pardon me, what is M5 ?
... Would an aged capacitor cause this symptom?
Thanks for sharing, you have saved me the hassle.Well, that was that. New cap, no real difference.
Had a Mk1 (single wired with those foam removable bungs) Walnut pair of 14's from new, with the dedicated stands, used them very happily for many years. Moved to SBL's but always felt something was missing after those 14's, really miss them. Funny story was that I cherished those speakers for several years, when I sold them they didn't have a mark on them, then this geezer turned up in a new TVR Tuscan, squeezed them into his boot, with the dismantled stands, no boxes used or padding at all, gutted!
Weren't they designed to be a great partner the NAP250?
After two years I'm still interested in the result of this comparison. How did it go?I’m moving to active ATC SCM40A’s this week. Will be very interesting to see how they compare as my ES14’s are sounding unbelievably good. They definitely respond to better amplification and sources
After two years I'm still interested in the result of this comparison. How did it go?