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Audio Nostalgia
United Kingdom
Приєднався 12 сер 2007
Welcome to Audio Nostalgia!
This channel was developed as a result of a lifetime passion for modern and vintage HiFi, DIY and music. Most of the videos hosted on this channel relate to reviews published on my website, and they intend to demonstrate the look and feel of the equipment but not its sound.
For detailed information about the gear featured in the videos, please visit my website audionostalgia.co.uk, where you will find descriptions, specifications and my subjective opinions on many modern and vintage speaker constructions. My aim is to experience & explore, and share my HiFi adventures with other enthusiasts around the globe.
In the near future, I'm planning to create educational videos related to setting up HiFi, optimising listening rooms and psychoacoustics.
Enjoy!
This channel was developed as a result of a lifetime passion for modern and vintage HiFi, DIY and music. Most of the videos hosted on this channel relate to reviews published on my website, and they intend to demonstrate the look and feel of the equipment but not its sound.
For detailed information about the gear featured in the videos, please visit my website audionostalgia.co.uk, where you will find descriptions, specifications and my subjective opinions on many modern and vintage speaker constructions. My aim is to experience & explore, and share my HiFi adventures with other enthusiasts around the globe.
In the near future, I'm planning to create educational videos related to setting up HiFi, optimising listening rooms and psychoacoustics.
Enjoy!
Goodmans Triaxiom 1220c Vintage Speakers - Video Demonstration
Goodmans Triaxiom 1220c are very cool looking coaxial vintage drivers. Effortless sound with surprising amount of low end extension.
The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Goodmans Triaxiom 1220c speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/goodmans-triaxiom-1220c-review/.
Preamplifier: MiniDSP SHD
Power Amplifier: NAD C298
CD Player: Jay's Audio CD2-MK3
Song: Kansas - Dust In The Wind
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The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Goodmans Triaxiom 1220c speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/goodmans-triaxiom-1220c-review/.
Preamplifier: MiniDSP SHD
Power Amplifier: NAD C298
CD Player: Jay's Audio CD2-MK3
Song: Kansas - Dust In The Wind
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Goodmans Triaxiom 212c Vintage Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Goodmans Triaxiom 212c are very cool looking coaxial vintage drivers. Effortless sound with surprising amount of low end extension. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Goodmans Triaxiom 212c speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/. The review will be available in the coming m...
Dutch & Dutch 8c Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Dutch & Dutch 8c speakers are very natural sounding, extremely resolving yet not at all fatiguing. True full range sound from a relatively compact package - very impressive piece of engineering. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Dutch & Dutch 8c speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionosta...
Magnepan 1.7i Speakers + Dual Subwoofers (2x Monolith 10 THX) - Video Demonstration
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Magnepan 1.7i speakers are very musical and engaging sounding speakers, however, they lack in the sub-bass department. Integrating them well with a pair of subwoofers mitigates this shortfall and brings them to another level. Integrating Magnepan speakers with subwoofers can be tricky, and in my opinion, the best way to do it is via an active crossover (MiniDPS, DEQX, etc.) where signal to the ...
KEF LS50 Wireless II Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Kef LS50 Wireless II speakers are sweet sounding speakers with outstanding midrange and impressive bottom end performance considering their relatively small size cabinet size. Very easy to listen to, can be enjoyed for hours. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of KEF LS50 Wireless II speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, ...
ATC SCM40A Active Speakers - Video Demonstration
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ATC SCM40A speakers are very transparent and detailed sounding speakers. They can sound fantastic in acoustically deader rooms, but too hot in treble in more reverberant rooms. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of ATC SCM40A speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/atc-scm40a-re...
KEF LS60 Wireless Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Kef LS60 Wireless speakers are very clean, correct and not fatiguing sounding speakers. Great for studio recordings but don't seem very engaging with live albums. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of KEF LS60 Wireless speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/kef-ls60-wireless-re...
Magnepan 1.7i Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Magnepan 1.7i speakers are very musical and engaging sounding speakers. Fantastic soundstage, exceptional transparency and easy to listen. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Magnepan 1.7i speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/magnepan-1.7i-review/. Pre-Amplifier: MiniDSP SH...
Magnepan LRS Speakers - Video Demonstration (Driven by Yamaha PC4002M)
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Magnepan LRS speakers are very musical and engaging sounding speakers. Exceptional transparency and very easy to listen. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Magnepan LRS speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/magnepan-lrs-review/. Pre-Amplifier: Yamaha A-S2000 Power-Amplifier...
Yaqin MC 10L Valve Amplifier From China HiFi Audio
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Short presentation of a beautiful China HiFi Audio valve amplifier - Yaqin MC 10L. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Yaqin MC 10L amplifier and not its sound. Speakers: Harbeth M40.1 Amplifier: Yaqin MC 10L CD-Player: Yamaha CD-S2000 Song: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear - Live by Water Tags: #HiFi #Yaqin #ValveAmplifier
Klipsch La Scala II Speakers - Video Demonstration
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Klipsch La Scala II speakers are very vivid and engaging sounding speakers. Exceptional midrange clarity and surprisingly easy to listen. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Klipsch La Scala II speakers and not their sound. For an in-depth review and my thoughts on their sound, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/klipsch-la-scala-ii-review/. Amplifier: Yam...
Comprehensive Guide to Comparing HiFi Equipment (Speakers, Amplifiers, CD-Players, DACs, etc.)
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Comprehensive guide to comparing HiFi equipment. It covers variety of challenges related to comparing Speakers, Amplifiers, CD Players, DACs, Speaker Cables and Interconnects, as well as practical solutions for overcoming these challenges. Full article is also available on my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/challenges-in-hifi-testing/ Video Shortcuts: Intro: 00:00 Challenges In HiFi Testing - Int...
Celestion SL6 - Vintage British Bookshelf Speakers From 1982 - Video Demonstration
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Celestion SL6 are pretty little bookshelf speakers with a very forgiving sound balance. Even with their limited bottom end extension, thanks to their recessed treble and realistic and beautiful midrange, they are very easy to listen. These qualities don't make them the best at quiet listening, so the get the best out of Celestion SL6, you need to turn up the volume. With an addition of a subwoo...
Harbeth M40.1 Speakers (Monitor 40.1) - Video Demonstration
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Harbeth M40.1 speakers are very well-balanced, full bodied and natural sounding speakers. Exceptional midrange clarity and very impressive bottom end extension and dynamics. Capable of creating a three-dimensional soundstage that very few speakers can. Never fatiguing, can be enjoyed for hours. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Harbeth Monitor 40.1 speakers and no...
Denon DP-47F Turntable + Denon DL-110 Cartrige + Harbeth M40.1
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Denon DP-47F Turntable Denon DL-110 Cartrige Harbeth M40.1
Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary - Video Demonstration
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Harbeth P3ESR 40th Anniversary - Video Demonstration
Harbeth Super HL5 Plus Speakers (SHL5 Plus) - Video Demonstration
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Harbeth Super HL5 Plus Speakers (SHL5 Plus) - Video Demonstration
Harbeth C7ES3 Speakers (HL Compact 7ES-3, C7ES-3) - Video Demonstration
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Harbeth C7ES3 Speakers (HL Compact 7ES-3, C7ES-3) - Video Demonstration
Harbeth M30.1 Speakers (Monitor 30.1) - Video Demonstration
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Harbeth M30.1 Speakers (Monitor 30.1) - Video Demonstration
Tangent SPL1 - British Vintage Bookshelf Speakers From 1970's (even smaller than LS3/5A)
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Tangent SPL1 - British Vintage Bookshelf Speakers From 1970's (even smaller than LS3/5A)
Yamaha PC4002M - Vintage Studio Power Amplifiers with Yamaha NS-1000 Speakers
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Yamaha PC4002M - Vintage Studio Power Amplifiers with Yamaha NS-1000 Speakers
Tannoy Little Red Monitor - 1980's Vintage Dual Concentric Speakers
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Tannoy Little Red Monitor - 1980's Vintage Dual Concentric Speakers
Luxman L100 Vintage High End Amplifier Playing Via Yamaha NS1000 M Speakers
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Luxman L100 Vintage High End Amplifier Playing Via Yamaha NS1000 M Speakers
JBL L100 Century - Legendary Monitor Speakers From The 70s (4310, 4311)
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JBL L100 Century - Legendary Monitor Speakers From The 70s (4310, 4311)
Tannoy LGM 12" - 1990's Vintage Dual Concentric Speakers
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Tannoy LGM 12" - 1990's Vintage Dual Concentric Speakers
JBL L20T - Vintage Bookshelf Speakers From 1980s
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JBL L20T - Vintage Bookshelf Speakers From 1980s
Audiomaster P202 - 1981 Monitor Speakers
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Audiomaster P202 - 1981 Monitor Speakers
Celestion Ditton 15 - 1970s Bookself Speakers
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Celestion Ditton 15 - 1970s Bookself Speakers
what's the stand called?
@@donnywidodo8874 audionostalgia.co.uk/dutch-dutch-8c-stands-diy-project/
@@AudioNostalgia ah yes DIY routes, I shouldve known, from a brief look at this video I can tell that's probably the best for 8c, idk If i can go that route though, kudos btw.
@@donnywidodo8874 thanks. Yes, DIY it’s great but requires a lot of time if you decide to build something complex. I guess you already have 8cs and looking for some stands for them?
@@AudioNostalgia yes, it's on the way. i tempted to buy their stand but i dont like their implementation of the spikes. please someone tell them!! lol
Meraviglia
painful music, yuck!
Salve la mia intenzione sarebbe di acquistare sia le Magneplanar 1.7i e anche le KLIPSCH Heresy IV da alternare in base al tipo di musica riprodotta. Come amplificatori ho un Mark Levinson n°27. Cosa ne pensi di questa idea? Un diffusore con le qualità di entrambi non lo trovo.
Having multiple speakers to play with is definitely enjoyable if you are this way inclined. Never heard the Heresy IV so I cannot comment on these.
Love golden earring saw them warm up the who 74 at msg
I have a Yamaha receiver And am looking at Thorens 145 or 160 would you recommend and what cart? My home system has a denon receiver
Just bought a pair from eBay, time to see if they can come close to the almighty wallop of the TDL Studio 1M.
Disappointing music, nice system.
Loud no deep bas
magnepans sound thin and not even like a normal sounding speaker... floating music...sorry but fake as the cost😂
Not impressed.. for the price my active yamaha gives a more ballanced sound
What are your favorite vintage speaker? Do the tannoys beat jbl?
I read your written review where you said the bass was too heavy. I think your room is just too small. I'm always afraid of these powerful floorstanders because I don't have enough space.
If anyone wants a pair I have them for sale. I live in Houston. Great speakers but now I live in a RV.
I also have a pair of 662.
put some floyd or mark knoofler on
ok😳
Maan! I love that set up
Thanks 👍
Достойный сетап!
Thanks 👍
Bonitos altavoces, lo malo q con esa musica tan pobre no se puede apreciar el buen sonido de esos parlantes
Taste is a subjective matter...
Yamaha are too revealing and bright sound amplifiers true to the souns the same as Tannoys . Bad recordings bad sound
Not sure if I'd agree with your statement. If an amplifier is too bright, than it is either a poor design or it was designed purposely to colour the sound in a certain way. To my, job of an amplifier is to amplify the signal - nothing more or nothing less. As a matter of fact, in a properly designed blind test with modern well designed transistor amplifiers, it next to impossible to tell them apart.
@@AudioNostalgia all amplifiers has a voicing otherwise all would sound the same . Yamaha are true to source and you and me know bad recording sound bad harsh compressed and shrill specially with revealing speakers.
Hi, It would be nice to find out of these can be a serious oponent for Yamaha NS-1000 -home version at 39 kilos :-)
Hey! Very different sounding speakers. I personally replaced my Yamaha NS-1000M with Harbeth M30.1 because I like their sound more. I then replaced M30.1 with M40.1 as I liked their sound even more. So although I've not compared the NS1000 with M40.1 side by side, I'm pretty sure I'd be leaning towards the M40.1 in my room. You can read my reviews of all 3 speakers here if you are interested: audionostalgia.co.uk/yamaha-ns-1000-m-review/ audionostalgia.co.uk/harbeth-m30-1-review/ audionostalgia.co.uk/harbeth-m40-1-review/ All the best, Shem
I don't like the "you need to do this.." or "this is bad" kind of remarks. Some people are just rude. I like all the work you've put in. I have a great time reading and watching it :)
Thank you for you kind words. I must have spent about 80h doing the review of 8cs, taking and editing photos, etc. so you words are very much appreciated! Yes, and I've noticed a correlation where the less people know about acoustics and loudspeaker design the more they are willing to give advice about it! :) All the best, Shem
The sound is just as clean on the LS60 as on the LS50?
I would not rely on UA-cam videos to draw any conclusions bout the sound. There is no substitute for trying them yourself in your own environment.
What is the different between the ls50 and ls60? I
My subjective reviews of both are available here: audionostalgia.co.uk/kef-ls50-wireless-ii-review/ audionostalgia.co.uk/kef-ls60-wireless-review/
Very nice, I'd love to know more about ideal amplification and cabinet design. Could they do well open baffle? I have a pair rebranded as the Lafayette SK-210 and I'm researching how to best use them, they came to me without cabs. Ot seems they were a custom DIY speaker available perhaps? Lovely setup. Looking forward to your review of it happens. Im curious what genres these excell at.
Thanks. Not sure about open baffle. These are nice speakers from 'nostalgia' point of view, but sound-wise, not necessarily.
Maggies are the best out of all the speakers on your channel. I love how they fill up the room with such a grand scale sound. Everything else sounds boxy with no stage in comparison. Would love a pair
Thanks. Just bear in mind that you can draw very little conclusion from the UA-cam videos, especially when we're taking about sound quality.
We’re did you get the speaker stands?
I've made them.
We’re did you get those stands for the speakers ?
I've made them.
Harbeth's do colour the music, because they have an enclosure. Magnepan's can't colour. So the last comes closer to life acoustical music. Electric music can never be a reference because you are listening already to sound equipment. Magnepan let you hear everything that happens in the music and they let you hear the character of your equipment and room acoustics. Buy the way you have to treat your left wall in the room. Now there are wrong reflections. I hope you have learned, for free, a lot now. Finally, the 1.6QR is the greatest bargain in high end! And you have the bass you want, because it's only a 2-way.
Ohh Peter, why is it that people with little knowledge are always the first ones to give others advice? I guess you are not familiar with Dunning-Kruger effect. What objective evidence is supporting the statements that you are making - or are you just quoting Magnepan marketing materials? The claims you make, sound like the folklore that you see people repeating in forums rather than objective truths. There is a body of academic research from the last 40 years focused around loudspeakers, acoustics, and psychoacoustics. We do have a decent objective understanding of what loudspeaker parameters are responsible for our perception of realistic sound. Are you familiar with any of the work by Martin Colloms, Alton Everest, Sean Olive, or Floyd Toole? And regarding the comment about the left wall treatment - what made you say that? You are clearly a big fan of Magnepan speakers, so you should be familiar with the radiation pattern of dipole speakers. Magnepas (being dipole speakers) project very little sound to the sides and most of their sound front and back. As such, the side wall treatment is more of a priority for conventional speakers rather than Magnepans.
@@AudioNostalgia Nice try from you searching for arguments. You wanna impress readers with that. Measurements and other scientific talking will convince a lot of people. But let me ask you a few questions. Did you ever see or even hear a musical instrument? And a little more difficult: have you ever heard of the formant? You are wrong about me having any commercial connection with Magnepan. I am a pro Conservatory musician, working for 45 years every day with acoustical instruments. And as a hobby busy with hifi from the beginning. What pro studies did you do? Thanks for your attention.
This was when Celestion was Made in England.
are these the warmest (least trebly) of the harbeth lineup? or are they less trebly than the ls35/a? tq
I would say that from the Harbeth line up at the time, these were the most forgiving. Not sure whether this is still the case with their current range. I've never compared these directly to LS3/5A so cannot really comment. All the best!
I have its smaller brother and love mine. DP-37F
Great to see an audiophile who's not an old fogey.
Haha, thank you! Give me few more years though and I'll become one! :).
These speakers benefit from being "refurbished", I noticed the caps in x-overs of mine had drifted badly out of tolerance, replacing them with some high quality film capacitors really helped tame the shouty vocals, another few things I did was to replace the foam that should sit between the grill cloth and the grill frame, this also helps with the frequency response, these speakers do prefer the grills on imo, I think the grill really helps with the diffraction caused by the large bezels around the baffle, further proved by how the HF 1300 is mounted, protruding out well into the hole in the grill. Lastly was to reglue all the joint seams in the box, I used calk, this really firmed up the bass while extending the bass frequencies lower, kick drums easily punch down to 50Hz. While I don't think you can call the true HiFi, unless you're like me and can't hear much above 13KHz, I still think they're fantastic speakers worth a little love if they're in pristine condition.
Thanks for the feedback - glad you had good experience with these speakers. I measured the caps in mine and surprisingly they measured OK. I can totally see how having the grilles in place would be beneficial in taming the high frequencies and helping with edge diffraction. All the best!
That's the only time i've ever seen a "her indoors" smiling whilst leaning on mancave monitors 😂😂😂
Love Harbeth 👍
Which weight do you use? Greetings
This is a bespoke weigh made by a friend of mine. I'm afraid this is not something you can purchase.
I don’t particularly like the tone of these. It doesn’t sound natural.
They are great speakers. But they are old, the crossovers are toast.
I have just purchased a pair of Tannoy mercury gold mk 2 speakers. They sound fantastic as well as look really good. These sound really nice as well!
Nice but for the $$$ I think there’s a lot of other options out there ….
Thanks. I’d lie if I said that I have experienced a lot of speakers in this price range, however, out of all speakers that I have ever experienced in my listening room, these are so far the best. Do you have any specific loudspeakers in mind? I’m always curious so any recommendations would be appreciated 👍
@@AudioNostalgiaogy’s
@@AudioNostalgia Kii three of course
Beautiful 👍
Thanks. I have a soft spot for these vintage Tannoys.
Just added a class D amplifier with some trepidation but I am quite impressed so far.
“And get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy”- The Tragically Hip…..Hey AN Beautiful DP-47F. Thanks for the demo. Thinking I like these better than the new DP-3000. As the legendary owner, of an amazing hi-fi shop, once told me- “All turntables should be automatic”. He did a great job settling up my DP-300/Dl-110, a long while back. I just put it back in the line-up to tame a little Klipsch beast…did the trick. That cartridge is pretty special. These 47’s are so cool. Magnetic tonearms…🤯 They don’t make them like that anymore…🍻
Thanks. Yes, the DP47F are really nice decks. My only concern with them is how easy or difficult it would be to fix them if something went wrong with the electronics. The circuit boards underneath look rather intimidating 😁. I like automatic TTs, however, there is beauty in simplicity too. After all, you don’t purchase turntable to have an easy life - steaming was developed for this purpose 😂
Thank You for sharing! I really like Your honest approach and admitting that first attempt did not work! I imagine not all DIY guys would do😉! Great help with my upcoming enclosure project😄!
Thanks for your kind words. Yes, these GRF cabinets really did not work with original MG15 crossovers. Also, at the time my knowledge about XOver design was rather limited (still is TBH) and I did not have a way to do gated measurements of these speakers. Considering the effort that went into building the enclosures, it would have been nice to have more technical background to troubleshoot why these did not sound good. What are you building? 😁
My knowledge is only amateur too🤣. Yet thinking about trying these Barkley cabinets. HPD 385 playing in „temporary” cabs right now and I am sure they can deliver more😉😄!
Nice rig!
Thanks, it was. This is my current setup: ua-cam.com/video/mE6SB-qrvOU/v-deo.htmlsi=ho5h36pW20B7IUXk
Everything about this video is excellent. I love the sound of these speakers…I can just lay here and be engulfed in an audio cloud and just float on.
Thanks. It is rather hard to judge their sound from a UA-cam video but I'm glad you like it. The song is excellent, the video is actually rather poor ;).
@@AudioNostalgia i can judge the sound pretty well because my Lumin is upsampling to 176.4 khz on Spendor S100...sounds nice but since the speaker box is so small...it can't compete with the larger speakers Spendor S100...
Anybody compared a harbeth 30.1 to 30.2 xd to 30.2 40th anniversary? If so what are the major differences?
they sound awful 🤣
The most awful is people judge speaker by listening via youtube lol That let other know you are never in the world of HiFi
no , at a hifi listening store , they are definitely no active ATC SCM ASL 🤣 .@@rexregum1530
not a fan of the music selection but like the speakers
Each to their own :). Yes, I agree, these speakers are very nice.
I have the larger 15x SRM. It’s been challenging to pair them with the proper amplification.
Nice! Never heard the 15x but they look cool!