Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!mwm From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Speaker Recommendations? Message-ID: <720@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 01:14:48 EST Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.720 Posted: Mon Feb 11 01:14:48 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 04:04:54 EST References: <42400005@hpfclo.UUCP> Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob) Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 27 Summary: I'm been looking at/for speakers for about 4 months (including a move in the middle). The upper limit on price has slowly crept up from $900 to $1500. At this point, the two best pairs of speakers I've heard are the Celestion SL-600 (*not* the SL-6), and a pair of Tympanies (sp?). The SL-600 are small, very clear, very tight speakers. If you've heard the SL-6, think of a version with tighter sound, a *much* larger sound stage, and much better bass response. They cost $1500, including stands on tip-toes that you're supposed to fill with sand. It's been about 2 months since I heard the Tympanies. I remember them as better than the SL-600 (deeper soundstage, better bass), slightly cheaper ($1400 or so), and large. I'm looking for a pair on sale in the SF Bay, so I can verify that I don't have space for them (sob). I have as yet to hear the much-vaunted JSE-1's. The place where I heard the Tympanies agreed they were excellent speakers, and were going to be selling them. They didn't think that the JSE's were as good as the Tympanies, but considered them much better than any other conventional speakers. Of the three speakers you mentioned (B&W's, Klipsh, and Magnapan), I agree with you about the Magnapan's being the best. However, I think they're a little colored, and I'm not really happy with the soundstage.