Cheap But Good Speakers.

[_D_S_J_R_]

Beovox 3800

A few years ago, a pair was being given away on freecycle. Those days have gone and some of the ones being sold have horribly faded cabinets, but with some TLC - and Beopeople always recap any old beovox as a matter of course you'd have a far better looking speaker than the Goodmans Goodwoods, which are related in bass and mid driver I think.

The Beovox 5702 was basically a 'squashed' Ditton 66 and another great speaker from the good old days. Lower models in this series sounded better together (2702 with 3702) but the average 2 ohm loading would kill many modern amps (B&O amps of this period were designed for this kind of load from the outset...)

[jammy395]

I don't want to shit on a parade........But as the title suggests.

WTF............Get Can's.

A £5 headband will kill a £500 speaker.

[oldcameraman3]

Partially agree ,the tweeters need an exchange but the bass suits me for the radio I play on it and really it is reasonably clean if not extended.I have, if I ever get them back from my son a set of original Ditton 15s which will probably replace them and they will shift down to the workroom.However,sturdy cabinet for future project? and I believe the switch of felt to foam made a significant improvement and anyway which other speakers could you stand on the cones to reach the highest bookshelf!

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

KEF B139, same type of construction but solid block.

[mules]

I have a set of JPW AP3 waiting to be refoamed here. I'm pretty sure they will rock when they are back up and running.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

How bad are the foams, are parts of it missing. I had AP2's. You can do temp repair with insulating tape for holes or splits and then spreading a rubber based glue (finger is best) around the whole foam surround. I did this and got another two years out of the drivers, they were still working well when I gave them to someone.

[kimangelis]

For Jammy....

I use some pretty good cans at the moment, but there's something missing in the sound? I use a AP10H same as you. Can you recommend me something?

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Grado! SR80 upward.

[kimangelis]

Done some reading. The 80's get superb reviews. Does the performance increase notably with price, or does the curve flatten somewhat?

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Always a law of diminishing returns but the SR325i are exceptional. All the Grados are good including the SR60, but my recommendation is SR80 upward.