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| Celestion 7 |
19 October 2025 |
| By: Lyman_Zerga | |
| "Celestion 7 Mk II" | |
I had these in the mid 90's, driven by a Pioneer A300 amp fed by a Marantz CD player. I used these on stands in a few medium sized rooms and one small room. The Celestions lacked bottom-end heft - perhaps not surprising given the closed box design and the dimensions and size of the woofer - but everything else was great. They were pretty big bookshelf speakers and they could play loud, cleanly and with great composure. Their real selling point, f...
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| Sherwood AX-4050R |
12 October 2025 |
| By: Simon Ferre | |
| "Great that it has lasted this long without any issues" | |
I bought this amp from Richer Sounds back in the later half of the 1990s. I have kept it going all this time, albeit with periods of no use where it has been kept out of harm's way, and it still works without any grumbling.
Paired with the original speakers I bought at the time, the Wharfedale Diamond Pro, a Cambridge Audio CD4, Sherwood turntable, Teac radio tuner and Aiwa twin cassette player, it has performed well for all these years, and I...
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| Monitor Audio Silver 5i |
10 October 2025 |
| By: Vasco Barreto | |
| "Monitor Audio Silver 5i" | |
They are by no means easy speakers to drive. They perform best with low-distortion amplifiers delivering over 150 watts per channel. The cabinets need to be filled with iron filings or sand to reduce resonance, and they require solid stands underneath. They only truly shine when given the very best equipment you can offer. If you have the right room for them, they’ll give everything they’ve got.
Compared to current models, the bass is very...
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| Tannoy J95 Series 90 |
07 October 2025 |
| By: JOHN NOEL | |
| "Tremendous Speed And Slam In The Bass Region" | |
I had a pair of these in the early 1990s at the end of a system comprising a Linn LP12 motor unit, Linn Ittok tonearm, Linn Asaka mc cartridge, Michell Iso mc phono stage, and Pioneer A400 amplifier.
I have not heard a pair of speakers with speed and slam in the bass as these can reproduce to this date. I never knew that loudpeakers could reproduce a kick drum with such speed and slam as a live drum kit until I heard these(!) Whoever designed ...
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| Tannoy 615 |
03 September 2025 |
| By: Graham Hutton | |
| "20 Years" | |
I have a recording studio, have owned many hi-fi systems since 1979 when had Quad 22s and a Linn turntable with Quad electrostatics. Since I've had up to 3 systems in my house and studio at any one time and the longest serving component of any has been the 615's. I have tried to get something that looks better and sounds at least as good for under £3,000 but nothing so far has. They have 'something' They are detailed but not overly critically ...
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| MJ Acoustics Subliminal S1R |
01 September 2025 |
| By: Rod | |
| "Wonderfully open" | |
These single Jordan JX92 drivers (without a crossover) sound wonderful and reach further into the lower frequencies than you would imagine. They cost £2000.00 a pair in the year 2000. Grab a pair - if you can find them.
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| Cambridge Audio CD200 |
28 July 2025 |
| By: Paul Dolton | |
| "Soundstage" | |
I'm giving this player a top score because although it's a basic player paired with the right amp and speakers it's got a lovely sounds stage and clarity I'm using with Musical fidelity ref 2 speakers and a denon 355r receiver and I've got to say it's gives an Incredibly good sound obviously the Dac is the reason and is used by some top hifi names Naim being one
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| Harman Kardon HK630 |
22 June 2025 |
| By: henning.bohlius@gmx.de | |
| "User Review: Harman Kardon HK630 – A Timeless Analog Classic" | |
The Harman Kardon HK630 is a pure analog Class AB amplifier that continues to impress decades after its release. With a frequency response that stretches far beyond the limits of human hearing, it delivers music with remarkable clarity and precision—especially when paired with high-end speakers. Despite being a product of the 1990s, it still holds its own against modern gear, offering a soundstage that’s both detailed and dynamic.
Owning a...
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| Technics SB-CS75 |
12 May 2025 |
| By: Christos | |
| "..still good!" | |
Very good speakers for their age! The bass is soft (but not flabby or loose) pleasant to listen to, and the mids and treble are there and quite detailed. Overall a good and balanced speaker. If you want to upgrade with something new-modern you have to really pay a lot of money.. otherwise stay with them!..
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| KEF Kit 2 |
16 March 2025 |
| By: J Moore | |
| "Kefkit 2" | |
I bought a pair of these about 40 years ago, and assembled them into closed (non ported) fairly large (3' x 2' x 1.5') boxes filled with wadding. The produce exceptionally clean non-boomy base and speech sounds like there's someone really there. Even at age 81 with hearing aides they are great, for both classical and rock, need to be driven by a good amplifier.
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