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Your Loudspeaker history...

Proac tablette
Proac studio 1...but were then stuck down with cone rot...
Rogers LS3/5a
Dynaudio Xeo...a bit of a leap in technology but still a BBC approved company
 
In the past:-

Bose Acoustimass;
ProAc Studio 100;
Epos ES14;
Tannoy DC-700;
ProAc Response 1 SC;
Spendor SA1;
Elac BS243 & 244;
Dali Lektor 2.

Currently:-

ProAc Response K6;
Spendor SP 1/2R;
Joseph Audio Pulsar;
Harbeth P3ESR;
ProAc Tablette Anniversary

(I run three systems in three different rooms)
 
B&W DM110
Rogers LS2A
Linn Sara
Dynaudio Confidence 5
Kingsound King

5 big steps to very happy listening. Mind you, the last one also required a house extension!
 
Graham

I'm suprised you have got rid of the avondales they always sounded so right to me how do the Mackies compaire?

Matt
 
B&W DM5
B&W Matrix 1 (in loft somewhere)
Impulse H5 (now a refurb project in waiting)
Tannoy Sterling SE (perfured to the turnbury SE)

Matt
 
Have amps been done?
loudspeakers I have owned:-

Mordaunt Short Pageant

Arcam 1

Deuvel Omnidirectional (I forget the name)

JBL K2 (modified with better caps and wire)
 
A modest list...

Celef Domestic II super
Celestion SL6
Ruark Talisman (Mk 1)

I've had the Talismans for about 20 years and I'm now looking to replace them in the new year.

PMC 20.24, Neat Momentum 4i, ATC SMC40 are on my radar...Hopefully, the last speaker purchase I'll make, at least in this lifetime.
 
This is quite hard to remember

Home made from old radio grams at the tip and an old valve amp that through me a cross the room when I put my hand in it.
Amstrad speakers forget what ( who wouldn't)
Mission stand mounted speaker. Forget what but had white drive unit. 1st real speakers.
AR bookshelf speakers in 1st house as missions too big.
Celef mini professional speakers donated by my uncle
Some small linnspeakers from the classisfied adds. Forget what they were 2nd system
AE109 floor Standers
Monitor audio silver floor Standers
Martin Logan clarity and fresco surround
Genelec 1029 in studio
Kit built subwoofer
MA sub
Rel strata III sub
 
graeme h said:
Marsden hall something
Pioneer 305 something
Wharfedale Linton I think
A&R something
Gale something
B&W P5
Mission 753
Mission 782
ES11
Elac jet
Ruark icon
AE 1
Royd minstrel
ES14
Spendor Se5
Spendor Se6
PMC LB2
PMC FB 1
PMC AB2
Naim S600 Ovator
ES 14

Over 30 years or so.....and I'm sure I've missed a few!


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Now PMC Twenty.23

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Mission 702
Eltax linear 6
Tannoy DC6t
Spendor s6e (main system - Uniti)
Totem Mite (dining Room - nait1)
Neat Momentum 3's
Epos es 11 (attic system - 90/92)

I would like a pair of Epos es 14's next I think as I upgrade the attic system to a 82/180/CDX
 
Err...let's see
Whafedale Dovedales (that's about 1966)
Celestion 6
Celestion 600
Celestion 600 dipole sub
Apogee Duetta (unbelievably wonderful)
Magnaplanar 3s
Magnaplanar 3.3
Sumo Aria panels
Martin Logan Arius
Quad 63 (two pairs)
Quad 57s
Rodgers ls3/5a
Rodgers studio
Spendor bc1
Spendor sp1
Spendor 100s
Audionote E spe
Audionote E spe he
Voigt domstic corner horns
Lowther acoustas
and some others.....ridiculous really. But then speakers are far from perfect.
 
KEF 105 (the BBC used to use these in place of bass horns in their philharmonic orchestra to record!) Someone gave me a pair when I was 14 and this got me into HIFI!
Linn Index ( a great budget speaker when I was student)
Linn Isobariks (wow they kicked arse but the midrange didn't sparkle enough)
Naim Credos (a nice intro to Naim)
Linn Kabers (in my second system). Such an underrated speaker.
Naim SBLs (active, passive and still there sounding beautiful)
 
Mission 710...not bad at all and better in some ways than the later models.
Mission 780...uncouth but loud!
Mission 760....great little monitor and I still keep a pair today.
Castle Chester....airy and light with great transients but limited bass
Castle Howard S2...lovely in the right room and no shortage of bass

Proac Tablette Ref8 Signature...imaging of an electrostatic but no bass

Proac Studio 140...sharp treble that'd make your ears bleed and reasonable bass
performance. Too "boom and Tizz" by design. Not subtle.

Lumley Lampros 300AB....superb if a little disjointed. Very powerful bass and lovely midrange.

Horning Agathon Ultimate...astonishing scale, beautiful treble. Needed bigger room than I could give them to work properly. Each cabinet houses two 12 inch bass drivers around back!

Harbeth SHL5...polite, image well, lovely midrange and stunning build quality. Didn't like the treble quality or woolly bass which was coloured by the thin walled cab design. Not at all amp fussy and can be driven by just about anything. Speaker has it's own character and this shows because it doesn't highlight differences in amplification very clearly and IMHO lacked resolution.

Tannoy Turnberry SE...possibly the best compromise for a loudspeaker I've yet heard. Great scale, lovely tonal quality with slight mid colouration (not as much as the older He model and doesn't "honk" like the older model). Taut, deep and powerful bass and not bad looking either. Should be more popular than they are. Amp fussy and careful amp matching is a must.
 
Bic Vectrex from my mother's first hifi back in the 80's: cabinet still alive but all is new inside
Servo sound quadriphonic system (1 way speakers with integrated amp): wonderful when you're 14 to have this ! too gorgeous in the middle imo.
Dynaudio audience 50: my first hifi speakers, allow me to increase amps from pioneer to naim thru AMC. Got them 10 years and use them for anything (hifi, tv, playing,..). In touch with the kind of punchy music i used to hear during my 20's :)
Apertura thema: wonderful with naim amp and good combination with leben amps too. At this time they bring me a little too much bass but i'm working to adapt my listening room.
 
paskinn said:
Err...let's see
Whafedale Dovedales (that's about 1966)
Celestion 6
Celestion 600
Celestion 600 dipole sub
Apogee Duetta (unbelievably wonderful)
Magnaplanar 3s
Magnaplanar 3.3
Sumo Aria panels
Martin Logan Arius
Quad 63 (two pairs)
Quad 57s
Rodgers ls3/5a
Rodgers studio
Spendor bc1
Spendor sp1
Spendor 100s
Audionote E spe
Audionote E spe he
Voigt domstic corner horns
Lowther acoustas
and some others.....ridiculous really. But then speakers are far from perfect.
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Wow! A real all star cast. A friend just purchased re-built Apogee Scintillas and they are wonderful just as were your Duettas
 
Sony 176e - Brilliant intro to decent hifi as a kid
Mission floorstanders - Should have kept the Sony!
Tannoy bookshelves - As above!
Yamaha HS50m - Good for the desktop, but ultimately too bright and harsh.
B&W 686 - Never got on with these, and reverted to the above.
AVI ADM9.1 - Impressive product for the money, but smashed by decent passive gear.
Spendor A5 - Amazing bass, nice mid-range, no detail.
Proac D2 - Good bass and detail, thin in the mid. Great at higher volumes.
Harbeth M30 - Great speakers, but wanted more detail.
Harbeth C7 - As above, with some more sparkle but not as convincing in the mids.

Current:
Harbeth P3esr - Really nice speakers. Voiced as per the Harbeths above but great for city living, and arguably more entertaining all round.
Totem The One - Wow. Excellent speakers, super fast and detailed, anazing imaging, impressive for such a small monitor. Good mid range and bass, too.
 
WillietheSquid said:
Servolinear III -- 1973
JR-149 -- 1977
Quad ESL -- 1980
Spendor LS3/5a , 15 ohm -- 1982 (relegated to 2nd system in 1993)
Epos 14 -- 1993
Reference 3a Royal Master Control -- 1998
Tannoy System DMT15 MKII Studio Monitors -- 2003 to present
Spendor 3/5 -- 2004 to present (replaced LS3/5a in 2nd system)

Reading others' speaker evolution has been quite instructive....

WTS
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Update

Tannoy / Manley ML10 -- 2008 or 2009 -- brought them in for a couple of months to see if they could 'replace' the big Tannoy monitors; they could not; were more incisive throughout the midrange; very fast and transparent; required powerful solid state amplification; were slightly hard in certain upper mid frequencies; bass was precise but unable to scale properly;

Spendor 3/5R -- replaced Spendor 3/5 in 2010 -- the 3/5R is better;

Spendor 1/2 -- circa 1991/1992; acquired in 2010 -- this is a superb loudspeaker ... I admired it so much I gave it to my sister so I could listen when I go to her house :)

Quad 57s -- acquired in 2012 ... I love them still again ... I would not have given them up in 1982 if we had not conceived our son Dwight and his curious little fingers ... currently the newly acquired 57s are out for total refurbishment at Quads Unlimited (Wayne Piquet) ... I'm back in pretty deep

WTS
 
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