Hello all
It has been some time that I've been thinking about changing speakers. We moved house some years ago and my Focal 906's are no longer able to fill the larger room with sound. I like the sound they give, but the bottom end is almost absent.
I have young children, which meant priorities were elsewhere, but was able to do a speaker audition on Friday.
I listened to the JBL L100, Klipsch Forte 4, Tannoy Legacy Cheviot and the ATC SCM40 (passive).
I was dissapointed in the JBL (sonically and cosmetically), my Creek 100A struggled to really get them to sing.
The Klipsch was great fun, but I don't think I would be able to place them in my room.
The Cheviots were probably best of the three "high-efficiency" models, but I was a bit surprised about the price difference with the Klipsch. It is beyond what I am currently willing to pay for new speakers.
I really, really liked the ATC's as well. Their lower efficiency would mean that I need to crank up the amp, but the Creek seemed to control them fine at the dealers.
Since the new Cheviots are too expensive, I was thinking about investigating vintage Cheviots (or similar Tannoys).
What do I need to be careful for? What are the weaknesses and can they be resolved?
What is a good price for a pair of vintage Cheviots? I saw this ad today: https://www.2dehands.be/v/audio-tv-en-foto/luidsprekerboxen/m1873966511-tannoy-cheviot-12
Any opinions about this?
It has been some time that I've been thinking about changing speakers. We moved house some years ago and my Focal 906's are no longer able to fill the larger room with sound. I like the sound they give, but the bottom end is almost absent.
I have young children, which meant priorities were elsewhere, but was able to do a speaker audition on Friday.
I listened to the JBL L100, Klipsch Forte 4, Tannoy Legacy Cheviot and the ATC SCM40 (passive).
I was dissapointed in the JBL (sonically and cosmetically), my Creek 100A struggled to really get them to sing.
The Klipsch was great fun, but I don't think I would be able to place them in my room.
The Cheviots were probably best of the three "high-efficiency" models, but I was a bit surprised about the price difference with the Klipsch. It is beyond what I am currently willing to pay for new speakers.
I really, really liked the ATC's as well. Their lower efficiency would mean that I need to crank up the amp, but the Creek seemed to control them fine at the dealers.
Since the new Cheviots are too expensive, I was thinking about investigating vintage Cheviots (or similar Tannoys).
What do I need to be careful for? What are the weaknesses and can they be resolved?
What is a good price for a pair of vintage Cheviots? I saw this ad today: https://www.2dehands.be/v/audio-tv-en-foto/luidsprekerboxen/m1873966511-tannoy-cheviot-12
Any opinions about this?