Modern speaker brands that make the BEST music

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You would have to kill me to get me to let my 15" Tannoy DC'S go, I have owned them for 12 years and will be my "final speaker" however wardrobe sized enclosures with vintage styling are not most peoples bag anyway :grin: .

On a more sensible and cost effective note I have a pair of Qacoustic 3020 speakers which punch well above their current ebay price point of about £100.

I have not heard many of the other speakers listed in the thread other than Pauls Heresy's which are a hoot.
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401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz Garrard PSU.
Longdog Audio Phono stage (MCj1)
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NVA BMU.
Innuos Zen / Caiman Seg and Dorado
Cambridge CXC
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Tron Seven Linestage.
Bel Canto Set 40, or LDA 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100 Supertweeters

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Berty bass wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:16 pm I get the distinct impression no one's going to be volunteering more mainstream or high profile names. :)
I can assure I would if they weren't shite.

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Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:52 pm
Berty bass wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:16 pm I get the distinct impression no one's going to be volunteering more mainstream or high profile names. :)
I can assure I would if they weren't shite.
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Berty bass wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:16 pm I get the distinct impression no one's going to be volunteering more mainstream or high profile names. :)
I really like the Kii 3 actives :guiness;

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Also heard some TAD Reference floorstanders that sounded amazing. CR1 I think?

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What's the view on ATC? I like the sound of a company who make their own drivers, and whose drivers are so often used by others.

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How about Spendor? They make their own drive units except tweeters and their own boxes.Beautiful natural well integrated sound. I have a pair of their Classic SP2/3r2 which is based on the classic BBC thin wall approach. They sound so rich and lush - velvety if you will. No squawking, shouting honk boxes here!

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Berty bass wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:23 pm What's the view on ATC? I like the sound of a company who make their own drivers, and whose drivers are so often used by others.
I found the ATC SCM11's disappointing when I heard them with a Hegel 360 amp in a bake off againts AVI DM10's with a sub and EV Sentry III's with a Korneff clone SET and then a Creek 4040 amp. Too crude and with too much of the bass filtered out.

Active ATC 50's are one of those speakers that I can understand why they are loved by their owners, but they're not for me - mainly because too often they don't put a smile on my face when listening to music on them.

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Mr Quackers wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:16 am How about Spendor? They make their own drive units except tweeters and their own boxes.Beautiful natural well integrated sound. I have a pair of their Classic SP2/3r2 which is based on the classic BBC thin wall approach. They sound so rich and lush - velvety if you will. No squawking, shouting honk boxes here!
I've not heard a Spendor yet that will get my toes tapping in the way that Bozak Symphonies can.

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At Owston 2018 there were some musical DIY'd speakers. Or speakers that were musical for the amount spent on them.

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