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Fair enough, I can't talk I've had two pairs of the damn things

My first pair were active but I converted them back to passive, there is a treble adjustment jumper on the crossover but I can't remember where mine were set. They also had the upgraded "3-bar tweeter" & Ku-stone bases... Sounded pretty nice. The second pair used the mesh style tweeter & didn't have Ku-stone bases, man they sounded poor.

Loads of stuff, but Shahinian Arc's the best by far. Played great classical, rock, Eminem... everything.

little Philips single speaker - for my first cassette player, note sure what it is. Still in loft somewhere, couldn't throw it away.
some sort of Rotel system speakers - long gone
wharfedale Glendale (3xp?)
mission 710 - loved these
mission 700 - still in use in my classroom
rega ela - still love these, living room with NVA
tdl rtl2 - study computer/onix system
rega kyte - kitchen/dining room, radio listening
goodmans magnum k2 - restoration project, not allowed in front room!
celestion something or other - gift from mate in pub for favour (also in my classroom!)

istari_knight wrote:Fair enough, I can't talk I've had two pairs of the damn things

My first pair were active but I converted them back to passive, there is a treble adjustment jumper on the crossover but I can't remember where mine were set. They also had the upgraded "3-bar tweeter" & Ku-stone bases... Sounded pretty nice. The second pair used the mesh style tweeter & didn't have Ku-stone bases, man they sounded poor.

That tweeter with mesh should have been stillborn. The version with bars was so much smoother and clearer. Not a huge issue with Keilidh's as the bass could dominate everything else (Ku-Stone stands essential IMO), but Kabers were a different noisebox altogether

TDL bookshelf (can't remember model)
Mission 50
JPW gold monitors
Kudos Cardea C1
Tannoy 607
Celestion Ditton 15xr
Royd RR2
Royd Topaz
Royd Doublet
Royd A7x
Royd Minstrels
Ruark Talisman
Quad 11L2
Dynaudio 42s
Lots more but can't remember them all

I have lived with my original edition Arcam Ones for 30 Years. never wanted anything else until I heard the Magnepan MMG that is now in my main system. Now messing about with Mission 760i.

Heard a demo pair of NVA Cubes back inthe 80's and have never forgotten the impression they made. Still the only speaker I hope to be able to get, one day.

Fretless wrote:I have lived with my original edition Arcam Ones for 30 Years. never wanted anything else until I heard the Magnepan MMG that is now in my main system. Now messing about with Mission 760i.

Heard a demo pair of NVA Cubes back in the 80's and have never forgotten the impression they made. Still the only speaker I hope to be able to get, one day.

Kazam has a pair of those mk1 Cube 1s (sans grills which I can supply if wanted) I think he wants to sell, PM him, they are cheap for what they are. Far less than the new ones.

Sorely tempted Doc. But my current listening room is tiny, and I doubt that It can do justice to the Cubes acoustics.

Videotone Minimax mk1
Wharfedale Laser 60
KEF Coda III
Wharfedale E50
Castle Trent
Royd Eden
Linn Index II
KEF Q55
KEF eggs with KEF sub
Own design Fostex full range in TQWT plus twin Ruark subs
Goodmans Axiom 401 open baffles with active bass
Fostex FF225WK in 5ft Metronome QTQWT cabinets. (my own development of the voight pipe)

Fuk I have honestly lost count.......
I only remember the good uns.........

Mission 751.........first prick that laughs dies. (I was youger and dafter).........
They blew more air out the front firing ports than shonas hair dryer on a monday morning.......

T.b.c........