"Phil Allison" wrote in message
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"Paulos Top Posting Audiophool "


I recently came by a pair of Leak 600 Sandwich speakers:
Sandwich 12"
bass
driver, 3½" paper cone mid and a plastic dome tweeter (I know,
most of
the 600s had a Sandwich mid as well, but not this pair).

The mid drivers in both were stone dead (rattle croak fluff) and
as
result I
need to fit some different mid units. The original mid units had
around
16
ohm impedance, I believe, and the new ones 8 ohms; some work is
therefore
going to be needed on the crossover points as the current values
will be
well off for 8 ohm drivers.

I am thinking about designing new boxes and dropping the
crossover
frequency
between bottom and mid a bit as I have to attack the crossovers
anyway,
so
any info whatsoever would be a big help.



** Know the old story about " My Father's Axe " ??

It was a wonderful axe that lasted him all his life.

He changed the head three times and the handle twice !!



Hmmm...in that case could you suggest a pair of 3 way speakers
that sound
really good (with or without a tweak or two) that deliver
thunderous bass
and cost around 40 quid a pair (plus an extra tenner in this case
for the
replacement mid drivers).


** Well - cleary not those Leak 600 piles of ****.

Arguably one of the worst sounding brand name speaker ever sold.


Me...I'm not too bothered how original they are or they stay ; I'm
only in
it for the sounds!


** Then you need to spends a few more pounds - Mr Tightarse.




........ Phil




Phil, why be so agressive? People have different likes in sound
quality and it is likely that the Sandwich suits the OP's likes. A
friend of mine has a pair (and has had for a couple of decades) and
for the size of his room, the equipment that he uses, and above all
the type of music that he listens to, they suit him perfectly. I have
heard many speakers in my time and I like them.

You would probably disagree with my likes. I had a pair of the big
Transmission Lines designed by Dr Arthur Bailey and published in
Wireless World in 1971 (or was it 1972?) They could push your windows
out with organ pedal notes but were the easiest speakers I've ever
listened to, albeit they had little stereo imaging. I went from them
to a pair of Spendor BC1's that I still have but don't use. They were
superb for detail but very warm sounding and lacking bass detail
compared with their predecessors. I now have KEF Q5's, which although
they are good I wish in some ways I had never bought - and I like KEF.
I have heard many others, by the likes of Mission, Gale, NEAT, AE and
others and most of them I wouldn't give house room - but that is
largely because they don't suit my musical tastes and those are very
broad believe me.

So can we have a little decorum on this group please - as it is most
of the time. If the OP likes them then help him resolve his problem,
don't blast him for being an idiot for buying them in the first place.
By the way, my BC1's were ex-BBC and cost me £80 plus £30 for a pair
of new original grilles - and I won't part with them unless there is
no other option.


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