"Gordon MacPherson" wrote in message
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I listen mainly to classical music. I have had for many years a pair of
Celestion Ditton 44s driven by an equally old Cambridge P50 amp. I
thought about replacing the Dittons with shelf speakers but none that I
could afford gave me the open "easy" clear cound that came from the
Dittons. I am now in a position to think about floor speakers with a
budget of up to around £1000. Any recommendations as to speakers I
shoud investigate?

Thanks,

Gordon



Whatever you do remember one thing. To get the good easy sound that you
like you need to move air, and to move air properly you need a big drive
unit. Ruark and Royd do nice speakers but mainly with small drive units,
so they have to move a long way to shift much air. If you look at the
likes of Linn, B&W, Monitor Audio, and Mission floor-standers you will
find most of them have larger drive units.

On the other hand if you like what you have why change it? I had/have a
pair of Spendor BC1's that I've had for years: I replaced them a few
years back with KEF Q55's - and even now the more I listen to them the
more I regret it.

Look for some decent secondhand units, and consider replacing your amp
with something like a NAD, Rotel, or Marantz.

Richer Sounds are always a good starting point. If you are anywhere near
Hull go and look at s/h in Fanthorpe's.


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Woody

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