The aggressive nonsensical ramblings are quite entertaining Relax & think of independance day Jammy, I'd be voting for it if I could !

Animal, vegetable or mineral ?

Nowt wrong with neat wiring, of course its all relative... That amplifier pictured above looks fine to me but to the untrained eye fond of comparing apples & oranges it might be labelled "untidy". This, on the other hand causes great offence to my eyes :o http://i9.photobucket.com/albu...

Yeah, those were all Robin Marshall efforts I think which culminated with the "classic" & "Pearl" series which are all a bit poor. I dislike those German [MB Quart] metal dome tweeters he used in every single design ! Best speaker he ever made was the MA R352. All IMO/IME or ...

They just sound better IMO. 19mm voice coil which is quite small for a bass driver [same as Royd/Rega] and first order crossover makes for an interesting listen. Laters models that involved Robin Marshall have their own strengths but I'm not a fan.

If you're looking for JPW's on the cheap both Denon "SC-M2" & "SC-E313" were manufactured for Denon by JPW. Personal favourite "small but mighty" speakers would be: JPW gold monitor Wharfedale Diamond III Mission 760i Rega Kyte Rega Ara AR8 Mordaunt-Short MS10 [orig...

JBL L100... but only musical if the music is rock.

Technics SB-440 would fit your uncouth yet musical criteria.

These were absolute shite when new and totally outclassed in colouration terms by the UK made biggies that could still be got back then. I did hear them to get this view, by the way! The techie designers just couldn't understand how such an expensively and carefully made creation could sound so awf...

These look pretty capable http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-SB-7 ... 1e8a9eaea6

One tweeters needs rebuilding though