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B&W 805's here. Feel no urge to change.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 4:53 pm
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JBL Control 5s - 3 of 'em.

Tannoy monitors (model unknown) - 2 of these.

And some type of Subwoofer (don't know the make).

Hooked up to an AV Amp - sounds okay.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 5:40 pm
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Dynaudio audience 42s still just about going after replacing the mid/bass drivers. Was a big purchase in my student days, turned out to be a good long term investment.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 5:56 pm
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To be fair, IBLs and SBLs are in the loft.
That just isn't right.

Don't currently have the space for them and neither have the crossovers as I was active at the time. I'll not be selling them, though at some point they might go on permanent loan.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 6:07 pm
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Elac B6 wired to a Naim Nait 2 and a Project turntable.

B&W DM600 with some all-in-one thing for Spotify/Dab duties in the kitchen.

A mixture of Q Acoustic (fronts & centre) and M&K (rears and sub) for TV / projector watching in one room and a mixture of M&K / Cambridge on another TV.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 6:08 pm
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Sonus Faber 5.1 (sub is a Rel). All driven by a relatively cheap Onkyo receiver as it fitted in the cupboard.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 6:11 pm
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Nothing fancy, I just don't have space, but my Sony SA-VE705 satellite system has given me great pleasure for around eighteen years, along with the Yamaha DSP-AX2 amp they're paired with.

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Posted : 07/07/2017 6:23 pm
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I have some Mission 773e


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:27 pm
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Dali Zensor 5's


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:41 pm
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Dali Lektor 6 Floorstanders


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:41 pm
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Main ones are a pair of Linn Tukans that I bought new in 94. Additionally, I have a pair of JPW Mini Monitors that are probably even older in the dining room.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:41 pm
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Additionally, I have a pair of JPW Mini Monitors that are probably even older in the dining room.

I've got a pair of those still going strong in my bedroom system!


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:42 pm
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Paradigm Mini-Monitors, probably Mk1, circa 2000 vintage. They whip the llama's ass.

Chatting to a sales droid in Richer a few years ago, he reckoned they were the best speakers they'd ever sold.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:43 pm
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Jamo Concert 8's here. Long since out of production but can't find any compelling reason to part with them.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:52 pm
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LS3/5a, although now in daughter #1's room with the rest of my hifi.
Reminds me - anyone in Somerset/Devon want to buy a Monolith DF sub-woofer (oak veneer)? Probably under 50 hours use.
(Apparently not a good match with Quad ESL-2812s, but worked nicely with the Rogers and the home cinema for the brief time it ran).


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 7:55 pm
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ATC SCM20 coupled with a pair of Harbeth studio sub woofers.
I lust after a pair of active SCM40s. Or a much bigger house and SCM300As.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:07 pm
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While we are in a soundy mood, I want to improve the sound out of my telly. I don't want a sound bar, just a pair of small good looking speakers run by one of those little amps from Amazon.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:10 pm
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Meridian DSP 5200 - amazing


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:12 pm
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The shed system is a pair jbl control 1 pro monitors ( the old ones not the newer shit ones ) and a Yamaha 12inch active sub for the low stuff.

Mostly listen to electronic music so delicacy isn't nessesary, however, punch, weight and dynamics are.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:13 pm
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Still have my colossal AE-109s that I bought with my first student loan in the 90s. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I don't think I've ever played them at more than a quarter of full volume.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:14 pm
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A pair of TDL RTL II's that I must have bought around '97 or so.
It was between those and some B&W 602s...
But Richer Sounds were doing the TDLs for half price so that was that.
I also auditioned some Mordaunt Short MS25s which had so little bass I had to check they hadn't been wired out of phase.

The foam on the front of the TDLs where the transmission line bit exits has degraded and needs replacing but apart from that they are fine.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:23 pm
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Love some of those mentioned above and fully agree that N+1 applies to speakers as well.

Always wanted a pair of the ATC's and either some LS3/a or some Splendors.

Currently the main set up is a pair of 1972 Mordaunt Short MS700 (cast piezo horn tweeter) and a pair of MS400 pushed my a pair of AR Cambridge A60's built in to a pre/power and separate power amps with the power supplies in a separate box bought from this very forum.

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Do a very good impression of having a band / orchestra a few feet away when you turn them up appropriately.

Kitchen stereo is a pair of old B&W 601 again actually bought cheap from this very forum.

Also got a couple of pairs of B&W DM2's knocking around that are now basically spares or repairs that need a home as soon as I find someone to collect them.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:32 pm
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Zu Druid

'Full range' 10" dia 'speakers, along with 101db efficiency means they go house shaking loud with flea power valve amps (my Leben valve amp is ~10wpc)

Very musical sound

Beware though, once you go full range you can never go back to multi-driver 'speakers as you'll always hear the separate drivers

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Posted : 07/07/2017 8:36 pm
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I have an old pair of Mordaunt Short MS916's probably 13 years old and a 20+ year old pair of Mission 700's (Or 700 somethings - can never remember...). Neither probably pass the audiophile test - but both sound fine to me.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:46 pm
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Mission 780SEs


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:49 pm
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I have four Q aquostics speakers in the man cave office. Two 2050 floor standers and a pair of 2020 shelf speakers. Although I do have a mate who works in the returns deparment.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:55 pm
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Linn ninkas in the living room, and an old pair of linn index 2's in the kitchen diner.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:57 pm
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Tannoy Dual Concentric Cones.

Bought new in 1985 for more than I could afford, still sound great.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 8:58 pm
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A mate used to have these, PMC MB2 along with Meridian pre-amp and Rotel power amp - all custom built and fettled to work well together, he was a BBC sound engineer for 25yrs and his primary work/love was R3 classical live recordings/broadcasts so he was rather fussy with his personal sound signature. Unfortunately he moved to cyprus last year so it was all sold for a small fortune, i told him i'd look after it all but he declined 😉

I used to love house/cat sitting as i'd blast out my choice of tunes (electronic/techno) and it was a wonderful way to rearrange my internal organs 😀

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Never heard such a powerful system in my life and i doubt i'll ever hear such sounds again.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 9:20 pm
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Dali zensor1s in the house and mission mx1s in the workshop


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 9:44 pm
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Since we're doing pics, here's one of an S-600 and the current system.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 9:55 pm
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AE evo ones that replaced some vintage Monitor Audios at the start of uni'. Don't often play them loud now I'm a grown up with neighbours.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 10:07 pm
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Recently upgradedto this with a Onkyo TX-NR 656 , holy potatoes! the sub is awesome.

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Posted : 07/07/2017 10:10 pm
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I picked up a second hand pair of Kudos C20 speakers a few months ago.

By 'eck they sound good 🙂


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 10:14 pm
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Mordant Short MS20i Pearl Edition from RS in 1999 with my student loan - one of the few things of value I got from a degree in fine art (another being the Cambridge Audio A2 amp). Both still good but in comparison to other amp/speaker combos relatively light on the bass side of things.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 10:19 pm
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Celestion SL12Si which are still really rather good, but need lots of power. I've had them 20 years, and they were a good few years old when I bought them! Also have a REL Stygian sub, which fills the bass out a little. Well it did until the amp failed, still on the list of things to fix.


 
Posted : 07/07/2017 11:59 pm
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Kef IQ10, IQ30 , IQ60c and IQ50 for the surround sound.

Kef IQ90s for the HiFi powered by 4 Rotel RB850s running as mono blocs.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 12:38 am
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Tannoy Revolution R3's and B&W 601 S3'S.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 1:21 am
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ATC SCM 40 Actives. I've just got these having traded down from 50s to suit my new, smaller listening room. I would never go back to passives.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 6:27 am
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Tannoy Eyris 3 🙂


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 6:51 am
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Too many I've been told.

One room has Monitor Audio GR60s for 5.1 these are combined with a B&W CC3 centre, a Tannoy SFX sub, and a couple of Tannoy SFXs for the rear.

Another has some KEF Q55s combined with a Tannoy SFX centre, and a couple of Tannoy SFXs for the rear.

Then on the landing I have a pair of Morduant Short MS904s with nowhere to go.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 7:08 am
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KEF Q20 fired up by a NAIM Uniti.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 8:04 am
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In the loft space I've got a pair of lovely bookshelf speakers (I THINK they're Denon branded B+O ones)..nothing to drive them..

Around the house I've 3 amazon echos (sound OK..clearly not audiophile quality, but makes listening to music on the fly SOOOO easy).
In the lounge I've a pair of Q acoustic BT3 speakers connected to an echo dot. Sounds fantastic - really impressed!

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Posted : 08/07/2017 8:47 am
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Lots of great kit in this thread.

Quad 22L in the hifi system.

Quad 21l + L series centre and some Mission made Denons as tears in the home cinema.


 
Posted : 08/07/2017 10:52 am
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So got my ps3 to hdmi to TV, and TV to amp using optical. Listening to Spotify "what hifi" playlist. Amp on direct, sub off, kids in bed. Just blown away by the sound of acoustic guitar. I did not expect these cerwins to be quite so great sounding. Almost too good at times as I'm hearing fret buzz and wondering if one of the drivers might be iffy! Lol (they're not, BTW)


 
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