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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 13:01:42 GMT
The turntable was £800 The Amp I got second hand for £350 So I guess my budget is £350 - £700. Then you can remove the Spender D7s from your list. They cost £3,600. I will do so thank you, though I am not against second hand. |
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Post by John on Jul 22, 2015 13:36:25 GMT
Even second hand you will not get in your budget
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 13:43:16 GMT
I got my Frugal Horn 3 speakers from here - Electric Beach Audio
Steve is an real gent to deal with. If you go this route, you will have a fantastic pair of hand crafted, beautifully finished speakers. I have no links to Electric Beach. I am just on of Steve's happy customers. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 22, 2015 13:57:09 GMT
The turntable was £800 The Amp I got second hand for £350 So I guess my budget is £350 - £700. Then I must agree with others here, the Frugel 3 from Electric Beach would fit the bill very well and sound extremely fine (I've had them in my system). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 16:58:56 GMT
The turntable was £800 The Amp I got second hand for £350 So I guess my budget is £350 - £700. Then I must agree with others here, the Frugel 3 from Electric Beach would fit the bill very well and sound extremely fine (I've had them in my system). I am quite happy to admit that this is totally beyond me? "Obtaining Frugal 3 with no Potency on a wand focus. self.feedthebeast Currently I am trying to make a silverwood thanium wand in order to do that i need frugal 3 with no potency. What is the idea level to enchant the wand in order to get this". Comes up when you search for Frugal 3. |
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Post by John on Jul 22, 2015 17:29:54 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 22, 2015 17:43:52 GMT
....plus at least 8 pages of discussion about them on TAS. Here |
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Post by steveeb on Jul 22, 2015 17:46:14 GMT
Hah! It seems that spelling Frugel with an 'e' is essential... Hi Mr.13. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to consider something like these Vape-driven horns - £760 in natural or black wood finish. Most importantly you can match the leather to your suite. If you send me a pm with your location I'll see if there's a pair near you to see and hear for yourself. Failing that, no problem to supply under return conditions as even though I build to order, they are extremely adjustable regarding room and system integration and there's as much chance you'll want to as finding a Thanium Wand on Ebay    |
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Post by Chris on Jul 22, 2015 23:32:00 GMT
I like your style Steveeb
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 5:09:48 GMT
Not a recommendation as such, but I'd advise using an EBay search of speakers within an acceptable radius of your home and trying to blag a listen to a few. You can often pick up great kit at silly prices if it's collection only and local you. It would also give you a chance to widen your experience of different sounds at little cost.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 6:06:21 GMT
Many thanks gentlemen.
Regarding the Beach they would need dust covers, as I have two dogs and three cats.
singularity's advice is food for thought.
Thank you all.
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Post by John on Jul 23, 2015 7:25:20 GMT
Yes the more speakers you can hear the better
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 10:04:43 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 23, 2015 12:28:42 GMT
They look exactly like the same colour as the ones you are replacing, to me
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 14:09:09 GMT
Has the budget dropped a bit then?
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Post by Chris on Jul 24, 2015 18:40:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 19:15:43 GMT
They look exactly like the same colour as the ones you are replacing, to me I have borrowed a pair of Sony SS3's and they are in use at the moment sir. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 19:21:00 GMT
I am tempted to go down a different route.
My grounds-man's father-in-law is a cabinet maker and has offered to make some cabinets for me out of cherry.
He says he would also complete them with contemporary varnish.
The thing is, am I confident enough to buy a tweeter, mid-range unit, woofer and auxiliary bass radiator myself and solder them to a crossover. I think I would dampen the cabinets with sealed plastic bags of cat litter.
Could be good? Could be a disaster?
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Post by John on Jul 24, 2015 20:16:25 GMT
DIY can be really rewarding. A few of us have DIY speakers
You need to follow a route you can trust, that others have already taken as getting the crossover right is no easy matter. Also cabinets are not straightforward unless something like a Open Baffle
Kits are the easiest way as it all been worked out for you
Do you have DIY experience yourself
Whatever you do ,just do not assemble tweeter mid and bass drivers without researching properly what you doing. This is something whilst rewarding, you have to have a good sense of what you need to do
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 24, 2015 20:19:11 GMT
Yes, it's no good buying a crossover from Ebay and just bunging it in any old box with any old drivers.
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