[KEV G]

Excellent price. I would rather have the dark cherry wood though. I may pick them up.....

****Update... This is for a single speaker so a no go for me.

Didn’t realise it was for just one, didn’t read all of it. You gotta wonder what happened to the other one though, I mean, how do you loose a speaker of that quality lol
Left it on the bus, the train or lent them to a friend and got one back not realising there was one missing
@jerick70 the cherry ones look nice, if I was over in the states I’d have that single one, come in real handy for my son in the studio.

 

[Midgetguy]

Didn’t realise it was for just one, didn’t read all of it. You gotta wonder what happened to the other one though, I mean, how do you loose a speaker of that quality lol
Left it on the bus, the train or lent them to a friend and got one back not realising there was one missing
@jerick70 the cherry ones look nice, if I was over in the states I’d have that single one, come in real handy for my son in the studio.

It may have been in an incident involving some living room basketball. Career-ending injury so only one speaker could be sold off.

 

[jerick70]

Didn’t realise it was for just one, didn’t read all of it. You gotta wonder what happened to the other one though, I mean, how do you loose a speaker of that quality lol
Left it on the bus, the train or lent them to a friend and got one back not realising there was one missing
@jerick70 the cherry ones look nice, if I was over in the states I’d have that single one, come in real handy for my son in the studio.

No worries mate. I thought the same thing. I mean who the he-double-hockey-sticks sells only one speaker when two are required!!!!!!?????? I had my wallet out ready to buy when I read "1 Speaker"....You can bi-amp these but nah.

 

[KEV G]

I’ve had a listen to these in “The HiFi Hanger” it’s a used/vintage audio shop here in the UK. Sat in one of the listening rooms and was a bit shocked at just how well they filled the room with sound. For a small speaker they certainly are deceivingly good.
This is where I bought my amps from, the fella is passionate about audio or should I say fanatical lol
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/132815450454

 

[jerick70]

I’ve had a listen to these in “The HiFi Hanger” it’s a used/vintage audio shop here in the UK. Sat in one of the listening rooms and was a bit shocked at just how well they filled the room with sound. For a small speaker they certainly are deceivingly good.
This is where I bought my amps from, the fella is passionate about audio or should I say fanatical lol
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/132815450454

Nice looking speakers. I'm afraid to find out the shipping cost.

Have you listened to the Spendor S3/5R? I can get them on this side of the pond for a decent price.

 

[KEV G]

Nice looking speakers. I'm afraid to find out the shipping cost.

Have you listened to the Spendor S3/5R? I can get them on this side of the pond for a decent price.

They’ll fit in your suitcase on your way back from the beach meet and Canjam
Not heard those yet, but would imagine if they’re anything like the LS3, then they could certainly be worth a look.
They would have originated from the same school as the Harbeth’s and share the same sound signature. BBC heritage spread across several speaker manufacturers back in the day and all produced some fantastic products.

 

[jerick70]

@Richsvt take a look at this deal.... Emotiva 8" 200 Watt studio monitors for $499, usually $899

https://emotiva.com/collections/air...jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJKeWRWVlIifQ==

And their floorstanding T1 for $498

https://emotiva.com/collections/air...jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJKeWRWVlIifQ==

 

[Richsvt]

@jerick70
Wow, thanks for the link. Those look wonderful. Not sure about the active part. I have been looking mostly at passive speaker. I guess I could use it or bypass? I'll dig into the specs and some reviews to see what is said about it. Great savings though...the floor model looks nice, just can't fit something that size in my smallish hobbit house

 

[jerick70]

@jerick70
Wow, thanks for the link. Those look wonderful. Not sure about the active part. I have been looking mostly at passive speaker. I guess I could use it or bypass? I'll dig into the specs and some reviews to see what is said about it. Great savings though...the floor model looks nice, just can't fit something that size in my smallish hobbit house

8" Woofer, ribbon tweeter, down to 30 Hz, 400 Watts A/B bi-amped, crazy plankton according to reviews. I'm just not sure about musicality....

If you are going to get them, you better jump on these quick, they will be gone in no time at that price.

 

[jerick70]

FYI a review

 

[grs8]

You need two Stealth 8, so 998 bucks total.
https://emotiva.com/collections/airmotiv/products/airmotiv-b1
229 bucks/pair

 

[Richsvt]

I was just reading about the B1s when @grs8 posted. I cannot afford the Stealth 8s. Just cannot swing nearly 1k for speakers right now. The B1s seem much more reasonable. Boy, I gotta do some listening to bunch to make some evaluations...

Kinda put some of the speaker stuff on hold as I explore the new M5S. Wow, damn nice player. Got a 400G card with about 12,000 songs loaded. Getting used the UI. Wonderful sounds OOTB.
I'll post some more impressions and pictures later...

Thanks for the speaker suggestions everyone. If you see or know some other cool stuff, definitely send it along.

 

[jerick70]

You need two Stealth 8, so 998 bucks total.
https://emotiva.com/collections/airmotiv/products/airmotiv-b1
229 bucks/pair

Doh.... My bad @Richsvt the single speaker debacle hit the thread again.....

 

[jerick70]

I was just reading about the B1s when @grs8 posted. I cannot afford the Stealth 8s. Just cannot swing nearly 1k for speakers right now. The B1s seem much more reasonable. Boy, I gotta do some listening to bunch to make some evaluations...

Kinda put some of the speaker stuff on hold as I explore the new M5S. Wow, damn nice player. Got a 400G card with about 12,000 songs loaded. Getting used the UI. Wonderful sounds OOTB.
I'll post some more impressions and pictures later...

Thanks for the speaker suggestions everyone. If you see or know some other cool stuff, definitely send it along.

I ended up purchasing a pair of Stealth 8s. These things are beasts. I'll let everyone know how they sound......

 

[Richsvt]

@jerick70 Good for you. From the little review I saw here, they must be wonderful to get that kind of reaction. Gotta say, half price is pretty nice too. Wish I had the funds...